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Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by giantg2 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:04PM (#34823945)
Here's one from an actual dictionary.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lying

Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by sophacles on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:30PM (#34824441)
Google pulls from the OED. Anyway, have fun with ridiculous semantic nonsense - I'm going to go find people who bother to interact in good faith.
Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by giantg2 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:02PM (#34825024)
I am interacting in good faith. A lie requires a falsehood. There is a difference between a lie and deception - they aren't perfect synonymous. The example from your cited definition is really a poor one since it relies on a saying more than a factual use of the word, and the example itself does imply an actual falsehood in that someone lied during the marriage vows or during the marriage.

But wait, let's look at the instant replay. You claim that lying and deception at the same. So why would you get involved in this conversation to say that? According to you, their use is interchangeable and makes no difference.

If you have something to add to the actual conversation and not about definitions, then please do.

Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by sophacles on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:18PM (#34825321)
There is concept called a "lie of omission". I did not invent that term - it's older than you and i combined. Intentionally witholding information to deceive a person has long been considered a lie.

There is a difference between telling a lie and being mistaken, no? If you are learning something and give the wrong answer on a quiz, are you lying? Both of those are falsehoods that aren't intending to deceive, and most people wouldn't count those as lies.

The word lie, requires an intent to deceive.

Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by giantg2 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:22PM (#34825398)
"The word lie, requires an intent to deceive."

This isn't being debated.

"There is concept called a "lie of omission"."

And that's why it's a concept and requires additional words to convey. It's not included by default. This would moee generally fall under deception.

I'll ask again, anything to add to the actual discussion?

Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by sophacles on Thursday February 16, 2023 @05:55PM (#34827797)
There's a couple other concepts I suggest you look into: adjective and category. "Bird of prey" is still a bird no? "Person of interest" is still a person, no? "Box of chocolates", "bag of food", "bottle of whiskey", and "bowl of soup" are all containers no?
Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by giantg2 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:16PM (#34828102)
Again, anything to add to the actual discussion? Aren't you the one that was complaining about semantics?

Lie of omission is an atypical use and is inconsistent with the definition that I posted earlier. You can cherry pick your definition while ignoring the one I posted and use typical examples that don't correleate to this atypical use that changes the very definition.

If I withhold information from you it may be misleading, but it quite simply is not a lie. Now please stop trolling and actually contribute to the conversation about distrust of the media instead of focusing on the very thing you complained about - semantics.