Observer’s paradox: (in social sciences) Refers to a situation in which the phenomenon being observed is unwittingly influenced by the presence of the observer/investigator.
Verisimilitude: /vɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtʲuːd/ (noun) The ‘lifelikeness’ or believability of a work of fiction.
The word comes from Latin: verum
meaning truth and similis meaning
similar.
Subtext: /ˈsʌbtɛkst/ (noun) The content of a creative work
which is not announced explicitly by characters or creator, but is implicit, or
becomes understood as the work unfolds. The unspoken thoughts and motives of
characters - what they really think and believe.
Perspicacious: /ˌpəːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/ (adj) Having a ready insight into
and understanding of things. (NB rhymes with curvaceous, sagacious, tenacious, and vivacious).
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