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plain and simple.

2006-08-18 21:01:03 · 13 answers · asked by seanski_2110 2 in Society & Culture Etiquette

13 answers

Yes, actually, it is. You can be prosecuted for "Lying by Omission," therefore it is legally a lie :)

2006-08-18 21:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Raeyne 2 · 1 0

It's maybe not strictly lying, but it's only half the truth, so it can certainly feel like a lie under certain circumstances. Imagine if I told you somebody punched me in the face. You'd think he was a total asshole and blame him for the whole thing. Would it change your opinion if I told you the other half of the story, that I punched him first?

So I suppose some people can consider it a lie. If you don't tell about a part of the story that really matters or had an influence on the rest of the story, you're hiding the truth, which is kind of like lying.

In court you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so of course if you only tell half the story in court, you're lying.

2006-08-19 04:57:14 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0 0

Telling only part of the truth is a lie of omission.

2006-08-19 04:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's not exactly lieing.Just simply walking around the truth,but that little detail you managed to leave out might cause you some problems later.Because even if the part you left out didn't seem like such a big deal to you...maybe it is to some one else.

2006-08-19 04:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It'll be an bias if someone tells only the good parts of the story.

2006-08-19 04:06:53 · answer #5 · answered by Myquest 2 · 0 0

It's a need to know basis and obviously that person did not need to know that part of the story

2006-08-19 04:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Not a lie, an omission

2006-08-19 04:05:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's a lie of omission.

2006-08-19 04:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0 0

I consider it an omission.
But the other person will feel fooled and lied to, every time.

2006-08-19 04:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by Andi Rolf 5 · 0 0

Nope.

2006-08-19 04:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by Rico 3 · 0 0

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