" Post - truth " The word of the year 2016

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# What is the meaning of the word "Post-truth":
 

An adjective defined as 'relating to or denothing circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief'.

                   Oxford  Dictionary has been declared "Post-truth" as it's 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a " Highly-Charged" political 12 months.

# Cambridge Dictionary in Post-truth:

  Relating to a situation in which people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts:

     The referendum was the first major vote in the era of Post-truth politics.

       He dubs the current administration a "Post-truth" white House.

   

# examples:

  In this post-truth era, science is needed more than ever. The world has entered an era of Post-truth politics. His lecture was entitled "fake naws in a Post-truth would."

       

"What do you mean it's wrong? In ethics we learnt that the truth is subjective!"

Subjective funny cartoons from cartoon stock directory - the world's largest online collection of cartoons and comics....... In ethics we learnt that the truth is always. Objective!

#How to survive in a Post-truth world?

   

   Contrarian thinking is about understanding that what people say they will do and what they actually will do are two completely different things.

Lies are not necessarily blatant. People lie to themselves all the time and if they are doing so you are never likely to know the truth until it happens. It’s why the world is so reactionary currently, nobody can predict what will happen next.

# The 2016 shortlist on " Post-truth":

It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances. In which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.

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