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{{quote|'''''Truth''': Noun. That which most easily appeals to the fears, hopes, and prejudices of the hearer; in essence, a lie.'' |
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{{quote|'''''Truth''': Noun. That which most easily appeals to the fears, hopes, and prejudices of the hearer; in essence, a lie.'' |
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'''''Lie''': Noun. That which causes its utterer to be reviled; in essence, the truth.'' |
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'''''Lie''': Noun. That which causes its utterer to be reviled; in essence, the truth.'' |
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'''''Deceit''': Noun. Example: A dog rolls on the carcass of a dead possum in order to deceive other animals regarding his identity as a dog (whereas) a man lolls in the scents of church in order to deceive himself regarding his identity as a thief, an adulterer, and a liar (the difference is that the dog does not first have to endure being bored by the possum).''|Thorax, ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]''}} |
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'''''Deceit''': Noun. Example: A dog rolls on the carcass of a dead possum in order to deceive other animals regarding his identity as a dog (whereas) a man lolls in the scents of church in order to deceive himself regarding his identity as a thief, an adulterer, and a liar (the difference is that the dog does not first have to endure being bored by the possum).'' |
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|Thorax, ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]''}} |
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The thing about truth and deceptions is that they are always of a certain kind. If only you could recognize them before they arrive... Here are a few hints. |
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The thing about truth and deceptions is that they are always of a certain kind. If only you could recognize them before they arrive... Here are a few hints. |
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Second, learn the myriad shades of deception, purely for self-defense, of course. |
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Second, learn the myriad shades of deception, purely for self-defense, of course. |
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* [[The Big Lie]]: Repeating a colossal (and frequently blatant) untruth, as loud and as often as you can, will make it easier to believe -- because no one would conceive that anyone would distort the truth so [[Refuge in Audacity|boldly and outrageously]]. Attributed to Lenin as "a lie repeated often enough becomes truth". |
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* [[Big Lie]]: Repeating a colossal (and frequently blatant) untruth, as loud and as often as you can, will make it easier to believe -- because no one would conceive that anyone would distort the truth so [[Refuge in Audacity|boldly and outrageously]]. Attributed to Lenin as "a lie repeated often enough becomes truth". |
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* [[Cover Identity Anomaly]]: Missing some basic piece of information about someone you're pretending to be, often forcing you to make up something on the spot. |
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* [[Cover Identity Anomaly]]: Missing some basic piece of information about someone you're pretending to be, often forcing you to make up something on the spot. |
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* [[False Reassurance]], a lie that is the truth in its [[Exact Words]]. A guard at a railroad track back in the 1920s was testifying that he was swinging his lamp when the automobile crashed into the train at 3 in the morning. It was determined later that while he was swinging his lamp to warn oncoming traffic, the lamp was not lit at the time. |
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* [[False Reassurance]], a lie that is the truth in its [[Exact Words]]. A guard at a railroad track back in the 1920s was testifying that he was swinging his lamp when the automobile crashed into the train at 3 in the morning. It was determined later that while he was swinging his lamp to warn oncoming traffic, the lamp was not lit at the time. |
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* [[Faking Amnesia]] |
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* [[Faking Amnesia]] |
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* [[Fiction Never Lies]] |
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* [[Fiction Never Lies]] |
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* [[Metaphorically True]] |
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* [[From a Certain Point of View]] |
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* [[God Guise]] |
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* [[God Guise]] |
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* [[God Never Said That]] |
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* [[God Never Said That]] |