noun
hot reading
A technique in which a psychic or mentalist secretly gathers information about a person beforehand, then presents it as if obtained through psychic means during a performance. This is a specialized term used in discussions of cold reading, mentalism, and psychic fraud.
ホットリーディングは、事前に調べた情報を霊能力のように見せかける手法だ。
Hot reading is a technique of presenting previously researched information as if it were psychic ability.
あの占い師はホットリーディングを使っていると批判された。
That fortune teller was criticized for using hot reading.