THE WAYS WE LIE
By Stephanie Ericsson
Ericsson says that we are all liars; and that there are different types of liars.
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The greatest con artists take YOU in to their confidence; they get YOU to believe that they trust YOU. For example, Will you help me find my car keys? I'm sure I lost them in the parking lot!
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Question authority.
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Fact-check with reliable sources, but keep in mind that reliable sources can be misinformed or liars with their own agenda.
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Question authority.
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Fact-check with reliable sources, but keep in mind that reliable sources can be misinformed or liars with their own agenda.
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Voicing a mistrust of "the facts" when everyone else is comfortable with them leads away from group think. It is okay to be unpopular.
Voicing a mistrust of "the facts" when everyone else is comfortable with them leads away from group think. It is okay to be unpopular.
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When adults dismiss their child's thoughts and feelings they are teaching that child not to trust their own thoughts and feelings. The child's wish for approval forces her to realign herself with her parents' lies instead of what her senses and observations tell her. Parents' fail to realize they are teaching their child to mistrust herself, which may cause permanent damage to her mental processes. In her late teens to the age of 35 years-old she may develop a chronic life-threatening mental illness we know as schizophrenia: an inability to recognize the reality in the world around her.
The format of this blog lets your ideas come through with strength and clarity. You begin with a nice, concise summary of Ericsson's feelings about different types of lying. Then you convince us to care about the topic by explaining the negative social and interpersonal effects of lying. Finally, you personalize the article by describing the feeling of suspicion you have after learning how insidious and complicated lying can be. That was illuminating to me. I hadn't considered the article as a guide for avoiding liars in my life, but it could be looked at that way. At the very least, maybe we can see the lies better. I appreciated reading your perspective, Eve.
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