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Yes, beware the Barnum/Forer effect!

> a common psychological phenomenon whereby individuals give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that supposedly are tailored specifically to them, yet which are in fact vague and general enough to apply to a broad range of people. [0]

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect



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