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The Deceiver is a novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a retiring agent of the British SIS named Sam McCready. He is the head of Deception, Disinformation and Psychological Operations, and his maverick but brilliant successes have led to his nickname "The Deceiver."
The Deceivers (Aiello novel), a 1999 novel by Robert Aiello; The Deceivers (Bester novel), a 1981 novel by Alfred Bester; The Deceivers (Masters novel), a 1952 novel by John Masters; The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War, a 2010 book by Thaddeus Holt
Most online deception is subtle with slight exaggerations, representing people's attempts to portray themselves in the best possible light. [32] Of all online contexts, online dating appears the most prone to deception. In general, no matter the setting, people are more likely to be deceptive when looking for a date than in other social situations.
If so then Deceived Wisdom is the book for you. Organised into easy-to-read standalone sections, it looks at the things we think we know and examines why we don’t know them at all. There is much deceived wisdom in the world – from fit-ness fallacies to dietary deceptions and countless miscellane-ous misconceptions.
Deception is the act of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the message has a tendency to believe it (although it is not always the case). [1]
In his 2008 book, How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time, Iain King suggested a credible rule on lying was possible, and he defined it as: "Deceive only if you can change behaviour in a way worth more than the trust you would lose, were the deception discovered (whether the deception actually is exposed or not)."
The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 children's book by Michel Rodange. The trickster is a common stock character in folklore and popular culture. A clever, mischievous person or creature, the trickster achieves goals through the use of trickery. A trickster may trick others simply for amusement or for survival in a ...
It was translated into English by Thomas Teal and won the Best Translated Book Award in 2011. [1] The novel was first published in 1982 by Schildts Förlags Ab, Finland. The English translation was first published in the UK by Sort of Books, then in the US through NYRB Classics, an imprint of The New York Review of Books.