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  2. Lie - Wikipedia

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    A polite lie is a lie that a politeness standard requires, and that usually is known to be untrue by both parties. Whether such lies are acceptable is heavily dependent on culture. A common polite lie in international etiquette may be to decline invitations because of "scheduling difficulties", or due to "diplomatic illness".

  3. Pathological lying - Wikipedia

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    Pathological lying, also known as pseudologia fantastica (Latin for "fantastic pseudology"), is a chronic behavior characterized by the habitual or compulsive tendency to lie.

  4. Terminological inexactitude - Wikipedia

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    Terminological inexactitude is a phrase introduced in 1906 by British politician Winston Churchill.It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement.

  5. The cake is a lie - Wikipedia

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    "The cake is a lie" is a catchphrase from the 2007 video game Portal. Initially left behind as graffiti by Doug Rattman to warn that GLaDOS , the game's main villain , was deceiving the player, it was intended to be a minor reference and esoteric joke by the game's development team that implied the player would never receive their promised reward.

  6. Lie detection - Wikipedia

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    Lie detection is an assessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit. Lie detection may refer to a cognitive process of detecting deception by evaluating message content as well as non-verbal cues. [ 1 ]

  7. Big lie - Wikipedia

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    The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of ...

  8. “What’s Something You Didn’t Realize Was Messed Up Until You ...

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    Image credits: agizzy23 #2. That my parents would feed me peanuts to get out of parties. I have a nut allergy. I didn’t know it was messed up until I told a therapist and the look on her face I ...

  9. False statement - Wikipedia

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    A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality.This concept spans various fields, including communication, law, linguistics, and philosophy.