Sometimes people deceive others by what they don't tell them. They will omit important information in the hopes that others will be fooled or overlook something that they don't want people to notice.
Now I'm not talking about withholding information when it's appropriate. There are times when not sharing information is the right thing to do. But when there is relevant information and it is left out in order to lead others with a false conclusion, that is called lying and deception.
People do this quite often, and tell themselves that it's not lying because they didn't say anything that isn't true. They rationalize that since the other person came to an incorrect conclusion that it's their own fault they were misled. But that was the intention all along, was it not? Attempting to deceive someone, whether you do it straight out, or do it by strategy is still dishonest and the act is still a lie.
The intention is really quite telling. Most cases where people do this, it is for one of two reasons. Either the person presenting the story hopes to gain something by presenting the truth in a misleading way, or they are attempting to avoid consequences. Either way, the motivation is dishonest.
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