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credibility gap
credibility gapn.1. Public skepticism about the truth of statements, especially official claims and pronouncements: "The credibility gap [is] the result of a deliberate policy of artificial manipulation of official news" (Walter Lippmann).2. Lack of trustworthiness.3. A discrepancy or disparity, especially between words and actions.credibility gap n a disparity between claims or statements made and the evident facts of the situation or circumstances to which they relate credibil′ity gap`
n. 1. a lack of confidence by the public in statements made by politicians, corporations, etc. 2. a perceived discrepancy between statements and actual performance or behavior. [1965–70] Translationscredibility gap
credibility gapThe discrepancy between the lofty promises that a person makes and the resulting action or situation. The politician suffered a credibility gap regarding his claims about the economy's improvement because his constituents were still unable to find work.See also: gapcredibility gapDistrust of a public statement or position, as in The current credibility gap at City Hall is the result of miscommunication between the mayor's office and the press . This term originated about 1960 in connection with the American public's disinclination to believe government statements about the Vietnam War. It soon was extended to individuals and corporations as well as government agencies to express a lack of confidence in the truth of their statements, or perception of a discrepancy between words and actions. See also: gapcredibility gapLack of belief in a statement or policy. This phrase came into being in 1965 during the Vietnam War, when the American public became aware of differences between what the government said and what actually happened. After the war it was extended to discrepancies between the words and actions of both individuals and corporations. Some believe this term was spawned by the missile gap invoked during the 1960 presidential campaign, when John F. Kennedy charged that U.S. missile production was lagging behind the Soviet Union’s. Soon after the election the charge was dismissed as false. Since then, according to William Safire, “missile gap” has been used to mean exaggerated and misleading claims.See also: gap |