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GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, PhD Introduction xi PART I Why Do We All Lie? 1 The Pervasiveness of Lying 3 When Is Something a Lie? 3 How Animals and Plants Deceive 4 The Trickster Figure in Human Myth 6 The Morality and Social Dynamics of Lying 8 2 Why the Lie? The Reasons and Justifications for Lying 15 Types of Lies 15 The Reasons for Lying 19 Justifying the Lie 29 Reactions to the Lies of Others 31 PART II Identifying the Different Types of Liars 3 How and Why Different Types of People Lie 35 The Major Types of Liars 35 The Parallels between Lying and Making Ethical Choices 36 The Major Ethical Approaches We Use in Everyday Life 37 The Major Ethical Approaches 37 Applying the Major Ethical Approaches in Everyday Life 41 Introducing the Ethical Choices Map 42 The Four Key Dimensions in Making Choices 42

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Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevarication—and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting

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GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, PhD Introduction xi PART I Why Do We All Lie? 1 The Pervasiveness of Lying 3 When Is Something a Lie? 3 How Animals and Plants Deceive 4 The Trickster Figure in Human Myth 6 The Morality and Social Dynamics of Lying 8 2 Why the Lie? The Reasons and Justifications for Lying 15 Types of Lies 15 The Reasons for Lying 19 Justifying the Lie 29 Reactions to the Lies of Others 31 PART II Identifying the Different Types of Liars 3 How and Why Different Types of People Lie 35 The Major Types of Liars 35 The Parallels between Lying and Making Ethical Choices 36 The Major Ethical Approaches We Use in Everyday Life 37 The Major Ethical Approaches 37 Applying the Major Ethical Approaches in Everyday Life 41 Introducing the Ethical Choices Map 42 The Four Key Dimensions in Making Choices 42

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Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevarication—and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting

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