But in the political world, they can be a "tell" for hiding the 'truth' being highlighted.
So - - sincerely, a modest, modest question? Why do these guys need the qualifiers?
This headlined example from US Sen. Ron Johnson late last week - - Johnson tells immigration advocates: "I sincerely want to solve the problem" - - reminds me of this classic, double-dipper by Scott Walker when describing his Act 10 demands - - "these are modest, modest requests...."