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Lying: Why We Lie, When Is It Necessary, and How to Detect Signs of Deception in Others
********** This Book Is Free With Kindle Unlimited********** Lying, Why We Lie, When Is It Necessary, and How to Detect Signs of Deception in Others In a 2002 study performed by the University of Massachusetts, it was found that 60% of adults will lie at least once in a 10-minute conversation. Other studies have estimated that each of us is lied to, on average, around 200 times per day. Whilst lying is clearly part of our everyday lives, it is still an enigma to most of us. This guide will try and break this enigma and take you through the reasons why we lie and even what lying is and what lying isn’t. You will also learn about the thoughts and emotions people experience when they lie, as well as how to distinguish a compulsive liar from a regular person. Download this guide now for a discounted price for a limited period only, usually priced at $3.99 On top of this, this guide will explore the ethics of lying. Most people agree lying is necessary, at least in certain situations, but where do we draw the line? Whilst this book doesn’t pretend to know the answer to this difficult question, the solutions of other commentators will be considered as well as thought experiments to help readers make up their own minds. We will also tackle the consequences of lying, both on the relationships a person has with other people, but also how lying can affect how your brain works. Finally, this eBook will also offer some advice on how to lie less for anyone who may be struggling with compulsive lying or chronic dishonesty themselves. Download this guide now and discover the fascinating facts about Lying! Here's A Preview Of What's Inside... What Is LyingWhy We LieThe Psychology Behind LyingThe Signs Of DeceptionWhat Motivates Compulsive LiarsWhy Its OK To Tell Little White LiesHow To Control The Compulsion To LieConsequences Of Lying To Loved OnesThe Ethics Of Lyingand much more! Download your copy today to receive all of this information!
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Published December 30, 2016
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May 27, 2018
George Washington was famous for never telling a lie, and Lincoln was known as Honest Abe, but in today’s world, politicians, media figures, and other celebrities lie or are accused of lying constantly. So, against that real world backdrop, Jessica Forrest has written a brief book, appropriately entitled Lying, that explores the subject from a number of angles. According to a study quoted by the author, over 60% of adults lie at least once during a ten-minute conversation. The objective of Lying is to provide insight into why people tell lies and how to detect them, certainly worthwhile subjects, but difficult to cover in any depth in the book’s 50 or so pages.
Lying begins with a series of definitions about what lying is and is not exactly (important in being able to detect people are lying), followed by breaking down lies into two major categories, “concealment” (such as failing to correct someone who greets you by another person’s name) and “falsifying” (such as introducing yourself by a different name to somebody else). Not surprisingly, the latter is generally more difficult to accomplish successfully than the former, because it requires more of a sustained effort to pull off. Of course, some people such as con artists and actors, are better at this than others. Ironically, according to the author medical professionals often need to be adept at concealing the truth, so as not to alarm badly injured patients by expressing shock at seeing severe injuries.
Following that chapter in Lying, the author discusses various ways of identifying how people are lying. I won’t go into these ways in depth, but all of them involve recognizing various types of physical and physiological reactions and telling the difference between what is normal and what is not. From there, while on the general subject of the physiology of lying, the author goes into the psychology of lying, by discussing why some people are compulsive liars (it turns out that their brains actually don’t work the same as ours do) and the difference between compulsive lying and various other types of frequent lying that indicate psychological problems. Finally, the author gets into the ethics and morality of lying… under what conditions it might be acceptable and, in general, reasons not to lie and how a person can reduce the number of lies he or she tells.
While much of what the author says in the book is interesting, a lot of that falls under the category of information I already knew but didn’t think enough about to reduce it to formal writing and classification, such as the difference between concealment and falsifying. There is certainly some value in that, but the author jumps on to the next topic before really getting into any one subject in detail. The area of the book that’s probably of most interest to people, namely, how to detect whether others are lying, is reduced to about three pages, and a lot of that most people already instinctively knew. Lying is not a text on any of the topics that it covers; rather; it is simply an entertaining way to pass a half hour or so.
On that basis, I would recommend Lying but question how much value people will get for the book’s cost (I received the book for free during a promotional period, but it’s generally being offered for sale). The amount of new information is somewhat limited, and, overall, the book appears to have been quickly assembled from a handful of sources (there are no sources cited for the couple of surveys quoted). And, I would have loved to see the author do some analysis of the increasing frequency of lying by public figures in connection with current world events. But, I cannot tell a lie; I did enjoy reading the book.
Lying begins with a series of definitions about what lying is and is not exactly (important in being able to detect people are lying), followed by breaking down lies into two major categories, “concealment” (such as failing to correct someone who greets you by another person’s name) and “falsifying” (such as introducing yourself by a different name to somebody else). Not surprisingly, the latter is generally more difficult to accomplish successfully than the former, because it requires more of a sustained effort to pull off. Of course, some people such as con artists and actors, are better at this than others. Ironically, according to the author medical professionals often need to be adept at concealing the truth, so as not to alarm badly injured patients by expressing shock at seeing severe injuries.
Following that chapter in Lying, the author discusses various ways of identifying how people are lying. I won’t go into these ways in depth, but all of them involve recognizing various types of physical and physiological reactions and telling the difference between what is normal and what is not. From there, while on the general subject of the physiology of lying, the author goes into the psychology of lying, by discussing why some people are compulsive liars (it turns out that their brains actually don’t work the same as ours do) and the difference between compulsive lying and various other types of frequent lying that indicate psychological problems. Finally, the author gets into the ethics and morality of lying… under what conditions it might be acceptable and, in general, reasons not to lie and how a person can reduce the number of lies he or she tells.
While much of what the author says in the book is interesting, a lot of that falls under the category of information I already knew but didn’t think enough about to reduce it to formal writing and classification, such as the difference between concealment and falsifying. There is certainly some value in that, but the author jumps on to the next topic before really getting into any one subject in detail. The area of the book that’s probably of most interest to people, namely, how to detect whether others are lying, is reduced to about three pages, and a lot of that most people already instinctively knew. Lying is not a text on any of the topics that it covers; rather; it is simply an entertaining way to pass a half hour or so.
On that basis, I would recommend Lying but question how much value people will get for the book’s cost (I received the book for free during a promotional period, but it’s generally being offered for sale). The amount of new information is somewhat limited, and, overall, the book appears to have been quickly assembled from a handful of sources (there are no sources cited for the couple of surveys quoted). And, I would have loved to see the author do some analysis of the increasing frequency of lying by public figures in connection with current world events. But, I cannot tell a lie; I did enjoy reading the book.
May 1, 2018
Just the basics
Though this book did not have many huge grammatical errors, overall it seemed like it had never been proofread. There were tons of little errors which were a constant minor annoyance. And although the subject was interesting, the treatment seemed very basic and superficial, just beyond the level of what most people would already know. It was somewhat helpful, but mostly forgettable.
Though this book did not have many huge grammatical errors, overall it seemed like it had never been proofread. There were tons of little errors which were a constant minor annoyance. And although the subject was interesting, the treatment seemed very basic and superficial, just beyond the level of what most people would already know. It was somewhat helpful, but mostly forgettable.
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