Has someone
said something untrue or misleading about you or a loved one that has had a damaging effect?
These examples of bullshit reinforce Frankfurt's point: It's not so much about
saying something untrue as being unconcerned with the truth.
I was not guilty of these charges, yet there is almost no way to defend yourself if someone
says something untrue about you.
We also
say something untrue about God — namely that God makes junk.
Not exact matches
Very well
said, just because we believe or not believe in
something does not make it true or
untrue.
He
says something he believes to be
untrue, that Grandma's family is pleased to care for her.
Therefore, there could be a risk that we might
say or hear
something that would constitute blasphemy were it
untrue, or in any other way wrong.
did I
say something that was
untrue?
Slander is the act of
saying something defamatory and
untrue thus damaging the person or company in question.
To agree to the expectations of the Corbyn leadership would mean spending the next four years
saying something which their colleagues, commentators and informed members of the public would know to be
untrue.
Explicitly noticing when
something might be
untrue, and then making an effort to fact - check it, can go a long way, Rapp
says.
I agree with your points with the exception of trolls
saying something factually
untrue and setting the record straight — honestly, trolls will always
say false nonsense.
Of course, trolls are different and should simply be ignored unless they
say something that is factually
untrue.
If none is available that means the head of the Sierra Club
said something patently
untrue on national television.
Liability for
saying or writing
something untrue and hurtful about someone else is nothing new and dates back to 1500s England, according to FindLaw.
In the US, moreover, you have to assert
something literally
untrue, not simply
say something that could be interpreted as being
untrue.
For example, if we
said that
something they were told by X was
untrue, they became defensive of X, and thought we were calling her a liar.
If your child
says something you know to be
untrue, stay calm.