A long time ago, I came across a young-adult novel about someone revisiting a capital case from decades earlier. I may describe more of it in my own answer.
Ray Drouillard, commenting on https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/91305/bikini-beach-la..., gave three methods of lying:
1) A straight up lie
2) Technically the truth, but only part of the truth, and it is strongly misleading
3) The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; but told in a way that it will never ever be believed.
The book's protagonist spoke with the defense attorney, who told him that the defendant said, "I didn't mean to." At the protagonist's prodding, the attorney admitted, "... look."
Which type of lie did the former defense attorney tell?
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The art of lying
Robert A Heinlein’s “Lazarus Long” in “Time Enough for Love” lectured on the three techniques. “The Notebook of Lazarus Long” is a collection of various quotes by Lazarus. A man of many interesting and well expressed opinions.
Truth and lies.
I always said that when questioned about something he'd done that his wife would be angry about a husband should tell the truth and make it sound like a lie and when the wife calls BS he should tell a lie that sounds good. When (not if) the truth comes out, his defense is "I told you the truth and you didn't believe me, so I told you a story that you could.
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Patricia
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