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In response to "lying implies intent to deceive" by pixman

Deceive. Inveigle. Obfuscate.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) May 21 '10, 16:33

This controversy falls heavily into the Obfuscate category; if anything nefarious was going on, that was the extent of it: obfuscation. Not deception or inveiglement.

If they were intentionally doing anything at all, they were simply surfing some vague phrasing with the hope of creating a subtle suggestion that he fully understood and had experienced some of the same stuff as the actual veterans.

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why would you obfuscate at the start of a speech only to be totally clear on the same point later in the same speech? -- nm - pixman May 21, 16:34 1
- The power of suggestion. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 16:35

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