In an era of fake news, where even a president of the United States is accused of spreading misinformation, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust? Neil and Rob discuss the meaning of trust and teach you the honest truth about topical vocabulary.

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Vocabulary
trustworthiness
quality of being able to be trusted as honest and reliable

gullible
easy to deceive because you trust and believe people too easily

trust to luck
believe that things will happen for the best

indiscriminately
done is a random way that does not show care or judgment, usually with harmful results

competence
the ability to do something well, in a satisfactory or effective way

reliability
quality to being trusted to do what you say you will, all the time

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