(Aug 10, 2018 01:26 AM)Syne Wrote: You only get that sort of reaction from people who are genuinely afraid they may be.
There's a word I have used on few occasions that pretty much describes the situation. It's basically means having the quality of seeming real/true. Authors and writers use it by adding words/details to their writings that makes them more believable.
The word is verisimilitude. I'm certain a man with Langan's intelligence can easily give his paperwork a quality of believability to the receptive minds.