“She is a genius.”

“How do you know?”

“Because she told me.”

“If she is a genius, what does that make you?”

“Exceptional.”

“Exceptional? Why do you believe that?”

“It takes an exceptional person to recognize a genius.”

“Well then, I am a genius too.”

“I know you are.”

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The idea: What you are willing to believe about someone else, reflects what you are willing to believe about yourself.