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* = a "factititious disorder" in which a person tells exaggerated or dramatic stories with the intent to impress or decieve | * = a "factititious disorder" in which a person tells exaggerated or dramatic stories with the intent to impress or decieve | ||
* the Munchausen syndrome is also used to express "circular logic," as in the story of Munchausen saving himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair | * the Munchausen syndrome is also used to express "circular logic," as in the story of Munchausen saving himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair | ||
* see entry for [[Baron von Munchausen]] | |||
* in psychology, the "Munchausen Syndrome" is a serious mental health condition in which the patient imagines or feigns illness, injury or other trauma in order to draw attention or garner sympathy | * in psychology, the "Munchausen Syndrome" is a serious mental health condition in which the patient imagines or feigns illness, injury or other trauma in order to draw attention or garner sympathy | ||
** = similar but not the same as | ** = similar but not the same as | ||
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**** thus the joke that, "even hypochondriacs get sick sometimes" | **** thus the joke that, "even hypochondriacs get sick sometimes" | ||
*** ''psychosomatic illness'', an actual illness that has no percievable physical cause or underlying condition | *** ''psychosomatic illness'', an actual illness that has no percievable physical cause or underlying condition | ||
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=== Narrative Fallacy === | === Narrative Fallacy === | ||