Applause light

An applause light is an empty statement which evokes positive affect without providing new information.

It [was] not so much a propositional statement, as the equivalent of the "Applause" light that tells a studio audience when to clap.

—Applause Lights

Blog posts

• Applause Lights

See also

• Halo effect
• Guessing the teacher's password, Belief as attire
• Ugh field