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  2. Pinocchio paradox - Wikipedia

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    For Pinocchio, "my nose grows now" is a statement that merely serves to imply that whatever he said right before was a lie and that therefore his nose will probably be growing now because of that lie. In this context, the statement "my nose grows now" is a prediction or an 'educated' guess, which in its nature cannot be construed as a truth.

  3. Knights and Knaves - Wikipedia

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    In this case, Alice is a knave and Bob is a knight. Alice's statement cannot be true, because a knave admitting to being a knave would be the same as a liar telling the truth that "I am a liar", which is known as the liar paradox. Since Alice is a knave this means she must have been lying about them both being knaves, and so Bob is a knight.

  4. Epimenides paradox - Wikipedia

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    In fact, Cretans could tell the truth quite often, but still all be liars in the sense that liars are people prone to deception for dishonest gain. Considering that "All Cretans are liars" has been seen as a paradox only since the 19th century, this seems to resolve the alleged paradox.

  5. 75 Truth Quotes That Will Set You Free - AOL

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    The truth can sometimes be scary! But these truth quotes about its importance will make it easier to swallow. The post 75 Truth Quotes That Will Set You Free appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  6. 85 George Orwell Quotes About Truth, Politics and Power

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    23. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” 24. “Gambling, beer and football filled the horizons of their minds.” 25.

  7. Doublespeak - Wikipedia

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    Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs and "servicing the target" for bombing), [1] in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning. In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth.

  8. 5 ways to tell someone is lying in a job interview - AOL

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    Lying is no more evident in public life as it is in everyday job interviews. While we may not be able to immediately detect if someone is lying, there are signs we can look for.

  9. Evasion (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    In ethics, evasion is an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion.For instance, a man knows that another man is in a room in the building because he heard him, but in answer to a question, says "I have not seen him", thereby avoiding both lying and making a revelation.