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> Again, they didn't state that he lied. They stated that he wasn't candid. A lot of people here have been reading specifics into a generalized term. OED: can
by FireBeyond 3y ago
> Again, they didn't state that he lied. They stated that he wasn't candid. A lot of people here have been reading specifics into a generalized term.
OED:
candour - the quality of being open and honest in expression.
"They didn't state he lied ... without even using lies of omission ... they said he wasn't [word defined as honest and open]"
Candour encapsulates exactly those things. Being open (i.e. not omitting things and disclosing all you know) and honest (being truthful).
On the contrary, "not consistently candid", while you call it a "generalized term", is actually a quite specific term that was expressly chosen, and says, "we have had multiple instances where he has not been open with us, or not been honest with us, or both".
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoYes? I agree, and don't see how what you've written either extends or contradicts what I wrote.
- FireBeyond 3y agoTo not be candid means to not be open (i.e. keeping things back, 'omission') or to not be honest (i.e. lie). If he didn't lie, and didn't lie by omission then he was by definition being candid. Give us an example then, of how you can be "not candid" while being honest and open.
- cma 3y agoIf "and" operates as logical "and," then being "honest and not open," "not honest and open," and "not honest and not open" would all be possibilities, one of which would still be "honest" but potentially lying through omission.