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How much do you believe in physiognomy?
Sure, its obviously a pseudoscience. But it's also obviously real in some aspect.
I mention that because everyone in the Lindsay Clancy trial looks exactly like you think they would. The witch who murdered her children. The wronged husband. The elderly women who wanted to let her free. The lone juror who stood by his code. The kindly old defense attorney with a bleeding heart.
It feels like you can read a book by its cover, at least more than random chance would suggest.
We have Tik Tok women who believe Patrick Clancy's is obviously guilty because he looks mean. I think its easy to project a certain image of whatever stereotype you want because we literally have thousands of stories we can pull from that can likely fit any mental image we have. In fact I think being more well read (or more watched?) might make you more susceptible because you have a greater mental library to pull examples from.
If I had a steelman an argument, it's possible that "good" looking people are treated better throughout their lives and are more likely to develop a nicer/charismatic temperament. Conversely, "ugly" people are treated worse by their peers and are more likely to develop a negative temperament. But a big component of beauty is a reflection of the effort put in by the individual (as much as it can be faked by filters, make up, plastic surgery etc, even that requires some effort) and people that put effort into their appearance are more likely to be social (since they understand the social advantage of good looks). Good looks can be considered somewhat synonymous with good health, and healthier people are likely to be more positive compared to unhealthy people.
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