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What does ring true mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible
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Even with this fervent interest in infosec, however, a slew of similar IT security problems from the year before ring true for this one as well.
In the end, they will have to feel it in their bones and smell it in the air, finding the words that ring true.
The comments ring true, to varying degrees, but, unelaborated upon and unreacted to, they just seem obvious.
It looked pretty but the plot development concerning the demented sex-starved soldiers didn't ring true for me at all.
Sir Francis' comments are just as likely to ring true as mine own, so consider these wise words as ye down your grog tonight.
There are also moments when the emotional responses of key characters in key situations completely fail to ring true.

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