A big lie (German: große Lüge) is a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth, used especially as a propaganda technique.
Lying to Avoid Punishment. Two-year-old Maron is told not to eat a cookie, but when his mother is out of the kitchen, he does so. When his mother questions him about eating the cookie, he lies and says “No.” Another common form of lying in children has to do with the motive to avoid punishment.
The three most commonly referred to are lies of commission, lies of omission, and lies of influence, aka character lies. The reading below neatly summarizes these and provides some examples.
However, there are other lies that can create harm, leading to distress. These types of lies can include making false reports, denying something occurred, or creating a fabrication that isnt based on anything real.
The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do.
Ten Lies and Ten Truths is a compilation of intriguing short stories, each exploring one of the foundational lies in American life today. The subjects include marriage, abortion, character, relative truth and macro-evolution.
The two most common lies in our world are 'I'm fine' and 'You'll be okay'. They are said without harmful intent, and often said in an attempt to placate worries, but still they tell us it is not our place to make another person uncomfortable or to draw too much attention to ourselves.
It's a kind of lie that you tell yourself that might not be true yet but will be true.
Vinny Pazienza : No, that's the biggest lie I was ever told: "It's not that simple." And it's a lie they tell you over and over again.
The impressive liar
They aim to impress. This person might not see themselves as a liar; they may not even realize they're being deceitful. They fabricate to gain the approval of others. They may stretch the truth to make a story a bit funnier.
For example, a *super cool* player could say, “I've been camel riding (truth), I've had coffee with Sandra Oh (truth), and I have two brothers (lie).” Others like to make two boring statements (one of which is the lie) and just one outlandish truth to throw the other players off.
A white lie is a lie that is considered harmless or trivial. Such lies are often told to spare hurting someone's feelings.
These are what scientists call “prosocial lies”—falsehoods told for someone else's benefit, as opposed to “antisocial lies” that are told strictly for your own personal gain. Most research suggests that children develop the ability to lie at about age three.
The first lie recorded in the Bible is that of the Devil who lied by adding to the Word of God. God told Adam and Eve that if they ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil they would surely die.
There are two primary ways to lie: to conceal and to falsify. In concealing, the liar withholds some information without actually saying anything untrue. In falsifying, an additional step is taken. Not only does the liar withhold true information, but one presents false information as if it were true.
Compulsive lying describes a condition in which a person tells falsehoods out of habit, sometimes for no reason at all. It is also known as pathological lying, mythomania, and habitual lying. A German physician named Dr. Delbruck first described the condition in 1891.
Lies which hurt someone but benefit someone else. Lies told for the pleasure of deceiving someone. Lies told to please others in conversation. Lies which hurt nobody and benefit someone.
Depending on the moral theory used, lying in special circumstances (for example, “white” lies or lies that benefit others or avert harm) might be morally justifiable. Other lies, as lying about one's age in order to get access to age-restricted goods, are most often immoral.