The Ways We Lie

White lie
“I will repeat one more time: I didn’t kiss her
Façade
Wearing a Giorgio Armani T-shirt in a Hollywood club but having to get up early in the day after to go your Mac Donald’s job
Ignoring the Plain Facts
“My dog is happy even though it lives in a 160 square inches cage”
Deflecting
“He appeared from nowhere in front of me” – A drunk driver lying after running over a person on the side walk
Omission
A police seeing a co worker committing a crime and not reporting it to his superiors”
Stereotypes and Clichés
“She is Japanese; she will solve that equation easily”
Groupthink
A fraternity member lies to a court about a crime that one of his brothers committed
Out-and-Out Lies
A football coach asks his player why he came late to the practice; however, the coach saw the player in a bar at 4am of that morning.
Dismissal
“The professor is wrong, I am right”
Delusion
“I killed her because I have mental problems”