Verisimilitude vs. Vraisemblance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Verisimilitude and Vraisemblance
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Verisimilitude
In philosophy, verisimilitude (or truthlikeness) is the notion that some propositions are closer to being true than other propositions. The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory to be closer to the truth than another false theory.This problem was central to the philosophy of Karl Popper, largely because Popper was among the first to affirm that truth is the aim of scientific inquiry while acknowledging that most of the greatest scientific theories in the history of science are, strictly speaking, false.
Vraisemblance
Vraisemblance (French, "likelihood") is a principle developed in the theatrical literature of Classicism in France. It demands that the actions and events in a play should be believable.
Verisimilitude
The quality of appearing to be true or real
"The painting owes its verisimilitude to a number of groundbreaking innovations. Its life-size figures are rendered with a new kind of sculptural modeling, which makes them seem to occupy real space" (Jack Flam).
Vraisemblance
(literary theory) verisimilitude
Verisimilitude
Something that has the appearance of being true or real.
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Vraisemblance
The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.
Verisimilitude
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
Verisimilitude
A statement which merely appears to be true.
Verisimilitude
Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
Verisimilitude
The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.
All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative.
Verisimilitude
The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
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