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  2. 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.

  3. Terminological inexactitude - Wikipedia

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    It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement. Churchill first used the phrase following the 1906 election . Speaking in the House of Commons on 22 February 1906 as Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office , he had occasion to repeat what he had said during ...

  4. 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.

  5. Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

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    The illusory truth effect (also known as the illusion of truth effect, validity effect, truth effect, or the reiteration effect) is the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure. [1] This phenomenon was first identified in a 1977 study at Villanova University and Temple University.

  6. How to tell if someone's lying to you - AOL

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    But when he finally told the truth in 2013, he got a lot more personal. 3) Liars also use very simple terms when explaining a story. It's easier to keep track of a lie when the details are basic ...

  7. 5 ways to tell someone is lying in a job interview - AOL

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    Lying takes more energy than telling the truth because our brain has to pause and think about a lie to tell. Conflicting Gestures Let's say Jack is interviewing for the chief financial officer ...

  8. 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.

  9. 85 George Orwell Quotes About Truth, Politics and Power

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