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  • One of my pet theories is that readers have built-in BS detectors that enable them to recognize insincerity in writers. David [Halberstam] was sincerity to the core. He believed in what he wrote, and that conviction conveyed itself to readers.

    "David Halberstam". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. April 24, 2007.