pratfall
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There’s a term for this: the pratfall effect, named for a 1966 psychological experiment which found that highly accomplished people become more appealing to others when they make minor screwups.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
The optimism that followed the Celtics upset is erased by another season-ending pratfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
This might be an exorcism of the time she broke her neck while doing a pratfall as Cinderella in the 2002 revival of “Into the Woods.”
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
Crosby and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, who had their run of 16 consecutive playoff appearances end last spring thanks in part to a late-season pratfall against the Blackhawks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
“Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang; boff, and wow!”
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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