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Old 02-03-2008, 11:12 PM   #108
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Originally Posted by HOZ View Post
I believe you are miss interpreting or nuancing the intent of the definition.
The nuance of a five word definition? There's someone here with difficulty understanding the "nuances" of the definition, but I don't think it's me.

Implicit in giving an answer to a test is that the testee is not sure of all the answers - "lying" doesn't enter into it. In a test, you aren't asserting the truth of your answer, you are asking the testing authority to verify that truth.

RougeUnderoos example, on the other hand, is spot-on - asserting something as FACT when it is not a fact, is lying. You might BELIEVE in your answer, but that doesn't mean that if you are wrong, you aren't lying.
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