KnowraLyingLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Lying, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 4Unreliable narratorNarrower topic: Some narrators lie, but ignorance, bias, and instability can also undermine their accounts.DeontologyRelated: Debates over whether lying is ever permissible test the scope and priority of duties.DeceptionBroader topic: A direct verbal tactic that creates a false belief through an assertion.EuphemismCompared with: A euphemism may obscure an unpleasant truth without necessarily asserting something false.MisdirectionCompared with: A lie supplies false information; misdirection can conceal truth without stating a falsehood.Moral absolutismRelated: A strict prohibition on lying tests whether truthfulness admits any emergency exception.GaslightingCompared with: A lie can mislead without aiming to make another person distrust their own judgment.Self-deceptionCompared with: Lying normally involves knowing the truth, unlike self-deception’s uncertain awareness.Epimenides paradoxRelated: A liar need not make every statement false, so ordinary lying does not entail the paradoxical conclusion.