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Lying assumes malice, which assumes that the people in a position to encourage a college track vs career track have any understanding of the situation whatsoeve
by ultrarunner 8y ago
Lying assumes malice, which assumes that the people in a position to encourage a college track vs career track have any understanding of the situation whatsoever. People are incredibly adept at repeating a truism that they've themselves been told. No bearing on reality required.
- jalgos_eminator 8y agoPhilosophically I would disagree that lying assumes malice. We don't really have a word in english to describe "lying without malice", and I suspect the reason why is because we don't recognize a significant enough difference between them to warrant its own word.
- FiddlyPack 8y ago“Lying without malice” is called “tact.”
- jalgos_eminator 8y agoNot sure what dictionary you got that out of, but to me "tact" means to tell someone something in a less abrasive way, or politely. Tact is about how the information is presented, not the content of it.