try to effectively convince his readers to support his argument. He emphasizes the importance of adhering to or "clapping" for the rule of law because it is so dependent on our belief. See also Constructivist epistemology Feedback loop Anthropocentrism Consensus reality Conventional wisdom Thomas theorem Reification (fallacy) References Further reading Aleksander, Igor (2005). The World in My Mind, My Mind in the World. Imprint Academic. David Astle. "Wordplay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2013-04-13. Quote: "Or the Tinkerbell effect, whereby an entity (or pixie) is true if you thoroughly believe it exists, not unlike most religions." (Database: EBSCO) Adriel Bettelheim. "Tinkerbell Effect, Part 3: Obama's Job Creation Efforts". CQ Politics (Congressional Quarterly), May 27, 2009 Greg Pierce. "Nation Inside Politics". The Washington Times. June 8, 2009. Quote: "To think that wind and solar or other alternative fuels can fill the energy gap requires a belief in what Adriel Bettelheim of Congressional Quarterly'' has called the 'Tinkerbell effect,' as in Peter Pan." (Database: NewsBank) American English idioms