The Ways We Lie

The White Lie
A white lie is one of the most common lies that people do. They are common because it's so easy and often undestructive. An example of a white lie would be if a friend asked you if they had anything in their teeth and you answered No to protect their feelings or to make them not feel embarrassed.

Facade
An example of a facade lie would be if a person went on a first date and talked themselves up in order to impress the other. Like if a man were to dress up nicely to look wealthy or if he told his date that he had a mansion and nice car.

Ignoring the Plain Facts
I've been involved in a situation where my coach would ignore the plain facts on our soccer team. An upper classman used to mess around with the freshmen (often times it was me) on a regular basis. I informed my coach of the problem but he chose not to do anything because the girl was one of the best players on the team. Losing her, even though she was a horrible teammate, would most likely cost our season. She never got any consequences for her actions.

Deflecting
I think deflecting is used in situations such as anorexic people in order to fool everyone into thinking they are eating. If they are asked, they usually change the subject of the conversation so that people forget about what they were talking about before.

Omission
An omission lie would be used when a person is telling her boyfriend about her night but leaves out the little parts that would make him upset. Like, not saying that there were any boys at the get together they went to or that she didn't drink any alcohol.

Stereotyping and Cliches
A common stereotype is that women should always be "in the kitchen". I hate this stereotype because I usually hear stupid comments like, "Make me a sandwich, woman!".

Groupthink
A groupthink lie would be if a group of people, for example a soccer team, underestimates the team they are playing in their upcoming game. Since the other team had a poor season they think they could beat them without trying. Unfortunately when gametime comes around, they lose because they didn't try hard enough to win.

Out-and-Out Lies
This type of lying reminds me of when a student forgets to do their homework and their excuse to the teacher is, "My dog ate my homework." or something bizarre like that.

Dismissal
A dismissal lie could be told when a boyfriend cheats on his girlfriend and he still continues to say that he is faithful. He would be dismissising the fact that he was not faithful in the past and ultimately lying to his girlfriend.

Delusion
A delusion lie is commonly used among students when they think that they are "bad" at a subject or that they just dont get it. The reason why they don't get a subject would only be because they haven't put all the effort needed into understanding it. The reason they are "bad" at it is because they need to try harder to learn.