Bryce, by comparison, is a cipher prone to telling little white lies, although Mr. McAuliffe infuses him with enough charm, sincerity and introspection to make him likable.
(Bourdin, while in prison in America, began reading psychology texts, and jotted down in his journal the following passage: "When confronted with his misconduct the psychopath has enough false sincerity and apparent remorse that he renews hope and trust among his accusers. However, after several repetitions, his convincing show is finally recognized for what it is — a show").
In fact, voters apparently believed in his sincerity enough to elect him to a second term in 2008.
The original "Arthur" followed this formula too but with enough inventiveness and sincerity to make it an enduringly enjoyable experience, if not quite the "classic" it is sometimes claimed to be.
And Sophia Tickell, who in 2001 led Oxfam in accusing the whole industry, and Glaxo in particular, of "waging an undeclared war on the poor," trusted Mr. Witty's sincerity enough to become a paid Glaxo adviser.
Ms. Spears's voice isn't strong enough to radiate sincerity, and as she dutifully adds vibrato in one spot or scratchiness in another, she sounds only more manipulated.
I have enough confidence in the sincerity of their Christian convictions to believe that they would not stop paying their employees better-than-average wages, either.
She also deserves a better film, just as we are grown up enough to examine the sincerity of those who hated Lincoln enough to remove him.
Mr. Costner's folksy sincerity is enough to lure the Spanish moss right off the live oaks, and he works hard in the potato fields the way only a major movie star can.
