Recently, there was a review of two books related to science in the American political and literary magazine Boston Review. The 1stparagraph of that piece has the maximum density of difficult – or uncommon – words that I’ve ever seen. Here’s that paragraph:
People are gullible. Humans can be duped by liars and conned by frauds; manipulated by rhetoric and beguiled by self-regard; browbeaten, cajoled, seduced, intimidated, flattered, wheedled, inveigled, and ensnared. In this respect, humans are unique in the animal kingdom.
Isn’t it amazing? Anyway if you want to read it further, here’s the link. But beware: it’s not easy, and it’s very long.
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