CLASSIFICATION OF LIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 5 (Supplement)

CLASSIFICATION OF LIES.

Alt, different kinds of .lies have been analysed and clasified by Dr. Allen Hoben, [Professor of Sociology in ' the University of Chicago. He enumerates them as follows:— 'The fantasy of fairy tale lie. ' The vainglorious or boasting lie. ■ The defensive lie. - The heroic lie. The white or permissable lie. • The society lie. The business lie. f The professional lie. • The art lie. • The adulterative lie/ . "The fantasy or fairy tale lie," says Professor Hoben, " is that which the young child invents from his or her imagination. There is practically no moral quality in very young children. . " The vainglorious or boasting lie is that by which the child constantly exaggerates things done. The defensive lie is induced by fear. ."The heroic lie is that which is told by one wishing to save another from punishbent by avowing faults -he has not committed. " Th<3 white lie is usually told by conscientious and even religious people, and. consists in hiding the truth while appearing to tell it. _ ••• _ • ' The society lie' is the most frequent. We all know it. ,It is increasing. "The business lie has a thousand forms, which many know, to their sorrow. "Any lawyer or physician , can, define the-professional lie. " ' ''The art lie is best understood by ; those who palm off _ newly-manufactured nearart on wealthy amateurs. J ; " The most injurious is the adulterative lie, which' results in giving us oleomargarine for butter, red ink for wine, wood, alcohol for ; whisky, and" cottonseed- oil for olive oil." *