It's a persistent problem partly because it always raises these issues of fictionality versus truthfulness, of honesty versus embellishment.

这是个持久的问题,原因是它一直在质疑虚构性和真实性的关系，还有诚实与修饰的关系。

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Okay. What are some of the things that you thought dampened its accuracy and its validity? Go ahead.

你们认为有些什么原因,降低了它的准确性和真实性,你说

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And many people rightfully so questioned the veracity, the value of these questionnaires, because it is subjective-- ? are we measuring something real?

很多人置疑问卷的，真实性和价值，因为它是主观的-,我们是在测量真实的东西吗？

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