How to spot a liar?
English wikipedia quotes that:
"A lie is a statement used intentionally for the purpose of deception. The practice of communicating lying is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or Psychological functions for individuals who use them."
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Everyone lies – it’s one of Doctor House's favourite quotes. It is hard to disagree with him. Everyone lies and it does not dependent on age. Some people suffer from pathological lying (it is a behaviour of habitual or compulsive lying). We can say we are surrounded by liars. That's how the world is constructed. Rather, we are not able to change this situation. However, we can try but how?!
I encourage
you to watch the video and have fun! : )
Questions:
1. Do you notice when people lie to you during conversations? What behaviours betray them?
2. Do you think a lie always comes out?
3. Do you use white lies? If yes, in what situations? Why do people so often use white lies?
1. Do you notice when people lie to you during conversations? What behaviours betray them?
2. Do you think a lie always comes out?
3. Do you use white lies? If yes, in what situations? Why do people so often use white lies?
Sources
used:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_6vDLq64gE
- http://fb-timeline-cover.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_6vDLq64gE
- http://fb-timeline-cover.com/
Comments
I think that lie sooner or later will come out. In my small and shameful experience this always happens.
In my opinion everybody use white lies. In my case i lie to my mum. Mum:
What time did you go to sleep? Me: Oh really! Not so late! «I really watched the series up to four». But she is then peaceful.
Personally I try to avoid lying. I'll rather change a topic or in other way avoid the question rather than telling something that isn't truth. Sometimes it's not possible and "small lie" can actually benefit both parties, but I don't believe that it can stay hidden for a longer while. We're only humans and we're doing mistakes - getting confused in our own lies eventually will happen.
The people's expressions will show it all. a person is lying or telling the truth.
Everyone at least once in life lied and I am no exception. But I won't say that I'm a good a liar..
The lie always leads to problems. You should understand when to should lie or tell the truth.
2. A good lie made up by a person with IQ above average does not have to come out. On the other hand, no matter how good it is, everything can happen if you're unlucky. The thing is, if you really want a lie to last, you have to give it a lot more thought than it's usually worth it. You really have to think about every possible event and outcome.
3. Of course. In general, when it's for a greater good, I go for it. I do hate some of them though, like "I'm almost there" while the person in question hasn't even showered yet. I believe there is an especially awful part of hell prepared for these people.
Yeah, i'm 1000% agreed that lie is always coming out and it doesn't matter when it would be.
White lie is not the reason to avoid catastrophy, but can be helpful sometimes. As for me, i hate lie and people who lie, so there is no difference between "white" or "black" lie for me
I can't recognize when person I don't know is lying. Some people are so good that I can't recognize it even when I know them well. I have friends who lie often in the way that I belive that. I sometimes have impression that they believe what they say. People say that lie alwayas comes out but we know that not all lies do. Sometimes it's a good idea to lie for others. It is true that we live in the world of lies.
Not really, cuz some people are great liars and they manage to hide the truth and, on the other hand, I am not into lie detection. Some lies may exist for years and you wouldn't suspect even.
Yes, I use the co called white lies, but try to be very cautious with it cuz sometimes it has the same results as a traditional lie
Lies is the art of someone doing it well someone is bad and that's why it's hard to understand whether a stranger is lying or not. After all, it may be that he intentionally shows that he is lying to realize a goal.
The lie does not always come out. It's just a way to scare people off telling lies. What would be the point of lying if it always comes out?
I don't see that white lies are as bad as some other ways of lying. I tell those lies, because I don't want others to worry about me. I guess that many people may tell them because of similar reasons.
2) Not unles you remember clearly what you said, why you did it, to whom you said it and informed for example 3rd party to cover for you.
3) Yes i use them. Mainly to comfort people.
Of course nobody is going to take actions to prove that you came to the college building by a private helicopter, because everyone knows there are no helipads in the vicinity of it, so its a cheap lie everyone knows about almost instantly.
Also, people don't like ones who often lie, even the simple ones, as it just makes them look like "stupid BS'ers".
When it comes to morality of white lies- well.. It depends what we are lying. Sometimes it's good not to tell the terminally ill that they are dying, so they can be happy during their last moments. On the other hand, people tend to lie to themselves- homeopathy industry and other companies making pills from 100% of powdered sugar wouldn't be this big if those lies were that morally bad...
Sometimes it is all about little words or change of sentence through the time.
2. Do you think a lie always comes out?
No it is just a credible way to hide it and it will stay this way.
3. Do you use white lies? If yes, in what situations? Why do people so often use white lies?
Sometimes especially in work it is more of a PR thing and not saying everything it has to be said.
1. It depends on how good the liar is 😊. I think that everyone can spot lies when conversating with poor liar as such people cannot use proper techniques to make their lies unnoticeable, e.g.: they cannot control their voice and start talking very quickly or shaking their hands. In such a case I can easy say if the person is lying or not. But when it comes to let’s say “professional” liars e.g.: salesmen, it is hard for me to spot particular lies as those people are trained to control their emotions and use other tricks to make you believe them. Of course, I am aware that they do not tell the truth so I do not believe them in general.
2.In my opinion lying does not pay off in general. Lie maybe will not always come out entirely, but they always affect you in this way or another.
3. I use white lies from time to time especially about not serious issues and when it can save me or other people big problems or feeling uncomfortably. However, as I mentioned above I am trying to avoid using white lies because even such small dishonesties can have serious consequences in the future. I think that the main reason for people using white lies is that they are handy and do not seem to hurt anybody rather make you or other people feel better.
I think that lie always comes out, maybe not today, not tomorrow, but someday. If you are asking about "white lies" I am okay with it. Sometimes it is better choice.
It really depends on the lie if it comes out, but I don’t think every single lie will come out at some point.
Sometimes it’s just easier to use a white lie than explain someone something or the subject is just not important enough.
I don't think that lies always comes out, but in my case it always does)) I am not a good liar, so I always try to avoid it. Usually I lie to my parents when I am ill and don't want them to worry about it. But I still think it's a white lie. Of course, I am not very proud of it, but I think it's a better way. Sometimes I lie not to offend people. Or when I don't want to go to some party and I just say that I am busy with my studies - I could say the truth, but then everyone will think that I am not social enough:D ok ok, I should tell how it is.. But everybody lies;)
Not always, but in most cases - yes.
Because sometimes it is the only way to avoid/solve some problems.
I don't think a lie always comes out. But, the bitterest truth is better than the sweetest lies.
Yes, I use white lies rarely, only to avoid some stupid and small problems.
2. No, the lies not always comes out. But for me it is much easier just to say the truth than a lie, because this way I don’t have to keep nothing different unreal stories in my mind, only true ones.
3. This is a controversial issue. I try to avoid even this kind of lie, for the reasons I mentioned above. Honesty is a value of its own, and apart from that I don’t want to charge my memory too much. But sometimes telling truth can kill something valuable. In really exceptional situations I would accept white lies (real danger, need to protect human’s life, children problems).