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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.