Problem
Mutual deceits
Other Names:
Lying to liars Nature:
Mutual deceits may be socially-condoned compacts of convenience, as in the bargaining rituals over items in a bazaar, or collective wage bargaining in industrialized countries; or they may involve mutually-destructive games or dangerous intrigues, as in espionage and criminal double-crossing.
Incidence:
The investigating journalists of Watergate falsely told people that others had already given certain bits of information or had said something about them. This strategem helped unravel the tissue of lies underlying the event.
Broader Problems:
Grey liesDeceptionCo-dependency Aggravates:
DistrustDistrust of interpersonal relationships Strategies:
Lying Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
08.11.2017 – 16:00 CET