grains of truth
Small valid points
Grains of truth are small elements of accuracy within something largely false or exaggerated.
The phrase acknowledges that even misleading claims often contain something valid: The stereotype has grains of truth but obscures more than it reveals.
A single instance is a grain of truth.
- factVerifiable piece of information
- kernelSeed or essential core
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- nuggetSmall solid lump
analysis · doubt · exaggeration · shard · white lie · narrative · fragment · distortion · spin doctor · interpretation · inquiry · honesty · embellishment · reality · integrity · seed · persuasion · implication
grains of truthpack of lies
Multiple deliberate untruths together
bald-faced lie · baseless claims · misinformation · disinformation · tall tales
grains of truththe whole truth
absolute truth · gospel truth · plain truth · nothing but the truth · unvarnished truth
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