Talk:Cold reading
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cold reading is also used by palmists, graphologists, horoscopes, etc. It's not necessarily done to defraud. Is it actually a "criminal technique"? AFAIK, it's like prestidigitation -- it can be used to harmlessly entertain or to defraud. -- Tarquin 12:26 Jan 20, 2003 (UTC)
- I've rephrased for NPOV and generality. Could use some filling-in, though, since I'm no expert. -- Wapcaplet
- Good rewrite :-) I'll pick my dad's brains next time I see him. My grandfather used to dress up as a gypsy for school fetes and do fortune-telling; I'll ponder how to phrase the "just for laughs" aspect of it. -- Tarquin
Hmm since the pseudo-psychic technique "Cold Reading" is such a big topic and very different from the theatrical technique, I think we should put a disambiguation page here and split the two out. Only problem is I have no good idea what the second title would be. What do you think?
Apparently the pretend-psychics listed in this article have already been blacklisted by a way-too-serious Magicians group who noticed this very Wikipedia entry, and hate these Skeptics for publicising "their" trick of cold reading. Zuytdorp Survivor 07:11, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Since the most "popular" use of the term "Cold Reading" seems to be the second on the page, am considering going for a "type C" disambiguation where that meaning remains on the page, with a link to Cold Reading (theatrical) listed at the top. Am seeking guidance on Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation . Zuytdorp Survivor 00:07, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Have split out cold reading (theatrical). If that topic becomes equally popular with the pseudo-psychic technique, we can form a full disambiguation page. Zuytdorp Survivor 12:55, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)