PCOL 440 EXAM 1 questions with correct answers

lying Correct Answer-a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. Often strong social sanctions against this approach paltering Correct Answer--misleading and drawing one to the wrong conclusion without lying outright -saying things that are technically not untrue -Misleading by telling the truth implicature Correct Answer--describes what a sentence means rather than what it states literally self-regarding signals Correct Answer-when humans communicate, we are often saying more about ourselves than the topic Other Weasel Wording Correct Answer-somewhere between literal meaning implicature where claims are made but no responsibility for the claim is taken Bullshit/Humbug Correct Answer--paltering, implicature, self-regarding signals, other weasel wording -short of lying, a deliberate misrepresentation of one's thoughts, feelings, and attitudes Quotes Correct Answer-- "A lie is halfway around the world before the truth has even got its boots on." - Ma