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
Those who are constantly predicting an Apple pratfall see the company selling out its future to Google.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But Roberts also looked brilliant, as his pratfall injected some necessary lightness into the darkening team mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Zucker, who trained with the French guru Philippe Gaulier, doesn’t just pratfall and malaprop.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
As I was telling you, they had just lifted me from the floor, my performance and subsequent pratfall the sources of a great feeling of camaraderie.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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