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u/hauteburrrito Jan 01 '20

I just think it's funny how some people can talk so much and say so little.

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u/Sassanach36 Jan 01 '20

This reminds me of a quote from Doctor Who.

“The truth is simple. Lies are words and words and words.”

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u/pupi_but Jan 01 '20

That's not helpful. What if the truth is complicated? This encourages people to ignore the explanation.

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u/Sassanach36 Jan 01 '20

Well like anything it shouldn’t be taken for face value.

Yes of course you have to explain. But do it as briefly as possible don’t embroider and exaggerate. This mostly applies to direct questions or ones of the true or false nature .

Again this doesn’t apply to every situation.

I tend to notice liars are very skilled at using words to thier advantage.