The Ways We Lie

The White Lie - One day, my dad wanted to buy a new pair of shoes and he really liked this black pair of shoes that just didn’t look too good on him but I could tell that he really liked the style of them. He tried them on and asked me how they looked. Since I knew he liked him and he obviously didn’t mind wearing them, I lied and told him that they worked for him. Fortunately, he put the purchase on hold because the price wasn’t worth the look.

Facades - High school is known as the four years of drama between young teens. Many times, a guy can confide in another guy friend about how he feels towards one of the girls in his class. The guy friend hears him out and tells the other guy to try talking to her but very often, the guy friend sneaks behind his friend’s back and begins talking to the girl that his friend has been crushing on.

Ignoring the Plain Facts - An example of when someone ignores the plain facts is when there is a crime committed and police officers exploit their power to get someone convicted of a crime with very little evidence.

Deflecting - When someone lies by deflecting, they turn the tables around on the other person. In relationships, when someone does something wrong and in order to save themselves, they turn the argument around to make it seem as if the reason for their wrong doing is the significant other’s fault.

Omission - When someone tells their parents that they are going to a friend’s house but they end up going somewhere else afterwards. 

Stereotypes and Cliches - Many people categorize others without knowing from personal experience such as when others say that many hispanics are illegal but a good majority were born here in the United States.

Groupthink - When there is a jury deliberating about whether someone is guilty or not guilty and there is one person who is against the rest of the jurors and all of the jurors change that one person’s mind to be in agreement with the others.

Out-and-Out Lies - An out-and-out lie is the most blunt of them all. It is when someone accuses you of something and even though you know that you did something wrong, you lie and don’t admit to it.

Dismissal - A good example of dismissal is when a student tells their parent that they have a bad grade because their teacher doesn’t like them but their parent dismisses their statement and says, “No, that can’t be true.”

Delusion - A delusional lie can be when someone has schizophrenia and truly believes that they hear voices in their head.