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Lie

A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone. The practice of communicating lies is called lying. A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies can be interpreted as deliberately false statements or misleading statements, though not all statements that are literally…

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 158
Lie → Adler, Against Lying, Allen, American Philosophical Quarterly, Andreas, April, Aquinas, Asserting, Augustine, Australasian Journal, Bald-Faced Lies, Bible, Bok, Books, Boris Johnson, Born Liars, Brauch, British Journal, Bruce, Cambridge
related to Types and associated terms · 70
Lie → According, Although, America, American, Americans, Americas, An, An April, Anton Delbrueck, April Fools' Day, Bullshit, Burlington Liars' Club, Confabulation, Creek Nation, Defamation, Depending, Disinformation, Even, Fake, For
related to Cultural references · 45
Lie → Aesop, All, Baron Munchausen, Big Fat Liar, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Fletcher Reede, George Orwell's, George Washington, Glenn Kessler, Hence, His, I'm, In, Jason Shepard, Jennifer Garner, Jim Carrey, Leviathan, Liar Liar, Lying, Machiavelli
related to In the Bible · 25
Lie → Bible, Dan, Deut, Ex, Ezek, God, Hab, Heb, Isa, Kings, Lev, Luke, Mark, Matt, Nevertheless, New Testament, Num, Prov, Ps, Ten Commandments
related to Augustine's taxonomy · 18
Lie → AD, Against Lying, Augustine, Based, Contra Mendacio, De Mendacio, From, He, Hippo, Lies, Lying, Magna, Mendacio, On Lying, Retractationes, St, The, There
related to In Zoroastrianism · 16
Lie → Ahura Mazda, Angra Mainyu, Asha, BC, Christian Devil, Druj, God, He, Herodotus, Later, Persian, Persians, Pontus, The, Truth, Zoroaster
related to Ethics · 11
Lie → Be Right All, Deborah, Deceive, How, Iain King, In, Make Good Decisions, Rhode, Stanford, Time, Utilitarian
related to In Buddhism · 10
Lie → Anthropologist Barend Terwiel, Avoiding, Buddhist, In Buddhist, Lying, Some, Thai Buddhists, The, Thich Nhat Hanh, Work
related to Consequences · 9
Lie → Hannah Arendt, In, Lying, On, She, The, This, Typically, When
is a · 7
Lie → assertion that is believed to be false, form of lying that is told purportedly to benefit a collective or, harmless or trivial lie, impudent, lie that a politeness standard requires, small lie that usually is sent electronically and is used to terminate conversations or to save face.Puffery is an exaggerated claim typically found in advertising and publicity…, talent human beings possess universally.The evolutionary theory proposed by Darwin states that only the fittest will survive and by lying

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lying lies truth may one false people also deception liar person deceive true order many tell philosophy statements subject told

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Lieis aassertion that is believed to be false0.90text
Lieis aimpudent0.90text
Lieis aform of lying that is told purportedly to benefit a collective or0.90text
Lieis alie that a politeness standard requires0.90text
Lieis asmall lie that usually is sent electronically and is used to terminate conversations or to save face.Puffery is an exaggerated claim typically found in advertising and publicity…0.90text
Lieis aharmless or trivial lie0.90text
Lieis atalent human beings possess universally.The evolutionary theory proposed by Darwin states that only the fittest will survive and by lying0.90text
looking awayinstance ofWhile people in many cultures believe that deception can be indicated by behaviors0.80text
fidgetinginstance ofWhile people in many cultures believe that deception can be indicated by behaviors0.80text
or stammeringinstance ofWhile people in many cultures believe that deception can be indicated by behaviors0.80text
this is not supported by researchinstance ofWhile people in many cultures believe that deception can be indicated by behaviors0.80text
Thich Nhat Hanh interpret this to include avoiding spreading false newsinstance ofSome modern Buddhist teachers0.80text

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