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You think we'd be able to recognize our own baloney by now. And yet, most of us keep on believing our own fake news, even though we should know better.
Image credits: SurlyJason #2. Told some friends i knew a language i barley did. Ended up learning said language… Now im a language nerd because i just discovered my love for learning languages.
Lies range in severity, from small exaggerations to major untruths, but there are verbal and nonverbal cues to look out for when you notice someone acting sus. It is important to note that every ...
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.
Radical honesty (RH) is the practice of complete honesty without telling even white lies.The phrase was trademarked in 1997 as a technique and self-improvement program based on the 1996 bestselling book Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton. [1]
Normal lies are defensive and told to avoid the consequences of truth telling. They are often white lies that spare another's feelings, reflect a pro-social attitude, and make civilized human contact possible. [14] Pathological lying can be described as an habituation of lying: someone consistently lies for no obvious personal gain. [31]
There are more things that I lie about. Well, not exactly lying. I just never mention them — like losing and forgetting items and words, for instance. I’m a very tidy woman, and order comforts me.
Data is recorded while subjects answer true or false questions on a computer. [25] They have found that more effort is required by lying than giving the truth and thus their aim is to find indications of hard work. Individuals not telling the truth might, for instance, have dilated pupils while also taking longer to answer the question. [25]