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The 20 pages that link to Cold reading, each with the reason it gives.

• SpiritualismRelated: It can explain some apparently accurate statements made during mediumistic readings.

• Television actingRelated: Casting auditions often test how quickly performers interpret television scripts.

• DivinationCompared with: It can imitate divinatory insight while relying on ordinary social cues.

• Barnum effectBroader topic: Practitioners can pair broad claims with adjustments that make them feel more specific.

• ParapsychologyCompared with: It offers ordinary explanations for some apparent demonstrations of psychic knowledge.

• AuditionRelated: Casting teams use cold readings to assess responsiveness and interpretive skill.

• MediumshipCompared with: It is a naturalistic explanation for some apparently specific messages.

• James RandiRelated: It accounts for some apparent displays of psychic knowledge without paranormal information.

• MentalismBroader topic: Its feedback loop is one psychological tool used in mentalism.

• Psychical researchRelated: It offers a naturalistic explanation for some seemingly accurate mediumistic readings.

• Society for Psychical ResearchCompared with: It offers a normal explanation for apparent knowledge displayed during some mediumistic performances.

• TelepathyRelated: It can create impressions of unusually accurate access to another person's thoughts.

• SéanceRelated: It can explain apparently specific messages delivered during a séance without paranormal access.

• Extrasensory perceptionCompared with: It can create the appearance of psychic knowledge without extrasensory information.

• NostradamusCompared with: It offers a human technique for apparent prediction, unlike claims of supernatural foresight.

• ParanormalCompared with: It can explain apparent psychic accuracy without paranormal information transfer.

• Uri GellerRelated: It explains some apparent demonstrations of psychic insight without extrasensory perception.

• Baba VangaRelated: It offers a non-paranormal explanation for some apparently accurate personal readings.

• Jeane DixonRelated: It provides a non-psychic explanation for some apparently revealing readings.

• Sylvia BrowneRelated: Skeptics have proposed cold reading as a non-paranormal explanation for apparent accuracy in mediumship.