6 Types of Lies
Have you ever wondered why people lie? Everybody lies, no matter if it was a little lie, or a big one. Lying is a part of human nature. Apparently there…
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(Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)Have you ever wondered why people lie?
Everybody lies, no matter if it was a little lie, or a big one.
Lying is a part of human nature. Apparently there are 6 main reasons why people lie.
The six types of lies are.
- self oriented beneficial lies-lying to achieve a positive outcome for yourself.
- self oriented protective lies-lies told to avoid a negative outcome for yourself.
- other oriented beneficial lies-lies aiming to secure a positive outcome for someone else.
- other oriented protective lies-lies told in order to prevent hurt befalling someone else.
- pareto beneficial lies-lies told to benefit both yourself and someone else.
- pareto protective lies-lies told to prevent hurt feelings toward both yourself and someone else.
The lies people tell has a lot to do with their personality traits.
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