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  2. May 16, 2019 · Lying can be conceptualized as just one form of deception, which is defined asthe act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid.”...

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      Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff. Deception refers to the...

  3. Feb 21, 2008 · The most widely accepted definition of lying is the following: “A lie is a statement made by one who does not believe it with the intention that someone else shall be led to believe it” (Isenberg 1973, 248) (cf. “[lying is] making a statement believed to be false, with the intention of getting another to accept it as true” (Primoratz ...

  4. According to deception expert, Dr. Paul Ekman, a lie is "an act in which someone makes a deliberate choice to mislead another person (s) without giving prior notification of that intention." Are there different types of lies? The two primary types of lies. Concealing: withholding some information.

  5. Feb 21, 2008 · To lie = df to make a false statement with the intention to deceive. There are several problems with this definition. According to it, a person who makes a statement that she believes to be true — a person who makes a truthful statement — with the intention to deceive another person, is lying, if, unbeknownst to her, the statement is false.

  6. www.bbc.co.uk › ethics › lyingBBC - Ethics - Lying

    Dec 8, 2006 · Lying is giving some information while believing it to be untrue, intending to deceive by doing so. A lie has three essential features: A lie communicates some information. The liar...

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