Definitions for credibility
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. credibility, credibleness, believabilitynoun

   the quality of being believable or trustworthy

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. credibilitynoun

   reputation impacting one's ability to be believed

   After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.

2. credibilitynoun

   Whether or not a witness is being truthful.

   The primary measure of credibility is whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

3. Etymology: From the French crédibilité

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Credibilitynoun

   Claim to credit; possibility of obtaining belief; probability.

   Etymology: from credible.

   The first of those opinions I shall shew to be altogether incredible, and the latter to have all the credibility and evidence of which a thing of that nature is capable. John Tillotson, Serm. i.

   Calculate the several degrees of credibility and conviction, by which the one evidence surpasseth the other. Francis Atterbury.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Credibility

   Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Credibility dates back to Aristotle theory of Rhetoric. Aristotle defines rhetoric as the ability to see what is possibly persuasive in every situation. He divided the means of persuasion into three categories, namely Ethos (the source's credibility), Pathos (the emotional or motivational appeals), and Logos (the logic used to support a claim), which he believed have the capacity to influence the receiver of a message. According to Aristotle, the term "Ethos" deals with the character of the speaker. The intent of the speaker is to appear credible. In fact, the speaker's ethos is a rhetorical strategy employed by an orator whose purpose is to "inspire trust in his audience." Credibility has two key components: trustworthiness and expertise, which both have objective and subjective components. Trustworthiness is based more on subjective factors, but can include objective measurements such as established reliability. Expertise can be similarly subjectively perceived, but also includes relatively objective characteristics of the source or message (e.g., credentials, certification or information quality). Secondary components of credibility include source dynamism (charisma) and physical attractiveness. Credibility online has become an important topic since the mid-1990s. This is because the web has increasingly become an information resource. The Credibility and Digital Media Project @ UCSB highlights recent and ongoing work in this area, including recent consideration of digital media, youth, and credibility. In addition, the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University has studied web credibility and proposed the principal components of online credibility and a general theory called Prominence-Interpretation Theory.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. credibility

   Credibility refers to the quality, capability, or power to elicit belief or trust in others. It is the level of confidence that an individual or information has, based on their perceived expertise, reliability, honesty, and dependability. In various fields such as media, business, politics, or academia, credibility plays a significant role as it influences people's decisions and perceptions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Credibilitynoun

   the quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. crdibilit.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Credibility

   Credibility refers to the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Traditionally, modern, credibility has two key components: trustworthiness and expertise, which both have objective and subjective components. Trustworthiness is based more on subjective factors, but can include objective measurements such as established reliability. Expertise can be similarly subjectively perceived, but also includes relatively objective characteristics of the source or message. Secondary components of credibility include source dynamism and physical attractiveness. Credibility online has become an important topic since the mid-1990s. This is because the web has increasingly become an information resource. The Credibility and Digital Media Project @ UCSB highlights recent and ongoing work in this area, including recent consideration of digital media, youth, and credibility. In addition, the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University has studied web credibility and proposed the principal components of online credibility and a general theory called Prominence-Interpretation Theory.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of credibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of credibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of credibility in a Sentence

1. Elisa Giannelli:

   Backtracking on a piece of legislation is potentially really undermining the credibility of what we’ve achieved over the past years, it’s not just about cars. It’s about the political signals that that [dispute] sends.

2. Rudy Giuliani:

   Lev Parnas's credibility is worth nothing.

3. Ralph Godbee:

   For a chief of police, just by the nature of what chiefs deal with, the fact that in a major city, you are on television quite frequently making announcements good bad or indifferent. (He would have ) the name recognition, the comfortability and also the credibility.

4. Van Riper:

   Whatever they say, they need to truly believe it, they need to have a clear action plan, not just give lip service. They need to talk about the current situation and need to be fluid in that and what specific kinds of policies they might propose. If they've done something on the issues, it gives them a lot more credibility than just talking about it.

5. Mike DuHaime:

   The president's early downplaying and politicizing of the virus hurt his credibility and will make people question the administration's readiness from now until the day this passes, the president's greatest strength has been the economy. If the stock markets continue to tank, and real people begin to hurt financially, it will hurt the president politically.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=credibility
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Credibility
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=credibility
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credibility
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credibility
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=credibility