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People will say something obviously wrong because the room did.
Shown two clearly different lines, most volunteers sided with the group at least once.
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Why it sounds fake
What most people think
I would trust my own eyes over a roomful of strangers.
What is actually true
Most people went along with an obviously wrong group answer at least once.
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