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That seems like a "lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" situation. If someone doesn't want to be accused of cheating in a high-stakes game then they shouldn'
by harimau777 4y ago
That seems like a "lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" situation. If someone doesn't want to be accused of cheating in a high-stakes game then they shouldn't cheat in a low-stakes game.
- lelanthran 4y ago> That seems like a "lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" situation. If someone doesn't want to be accused of cheating in a high-stakes game then they shouldn't cheat in a low-stakes game. On the one hand, I'm inclined to agree with the assertion that dishonesty damages one's credibility. On the other hand, there's degrees of dishonesty - should someone who (intentionally lied, and) denied going over the speed limit be automatically considered lying when he also denies premeditated murder?
- vgatherps 4y agoIt feels like a leap to compare the claim "This guy cheated in some low stakes chess games and shouldn't really be trusted in high stakes chess games" to the claim "This person committed a minor misdemeanour so they shouldn't be trusted when they claim they didn't kill someone"
- lelanthran 4y agoHow about: This person cheated in an exam in middle school so shouldn't be trusted with exams in med school. Because, yeah, when he cheated he was a kid. Kids frequently do stupid things.