My counterarguments, in good faith: Clearly, any society collectively benefits from honesty, whereas an honest act is, at least in a strict game-theoretic view

My counterarguments, in good faith: Clearly, any society collectively benefits from honesty, whereas an honest act is, at least in a strict game-theoretic view, a loss to the individual in the short term. The question "Are you honest?" does not necessarily filter out dishonest people. (Incidentally, I always felt like I would not have been admitted to Caltech as a student.)