Sentence examples for the untruthful from inspiring English sources

However, in the case of polite untruths, such as "Madam is not at home," the untruthful statement is simply a euphemism: "For example, the words "She is not at home," delivered by a servant or a relative at the door, have become a mere euphemism for indisposition or disinclination" (Isenberg 1973, 256).

According to the untruthfulness condition, it is sufficient for lying that the person who makes the untruthful statement intends that the addressee believe the untruthful statement to be true; it is not necessary that the addressee believe the untruthful statement to be true.

According to the untruthfulness condition, it is not merely the case that the person who makes the untruthful statement intends that some other person believe the untruthful statement to be true; the person intends that the addressee believe the untruthful statement to be true.

For some some non-deceptionists, that condition is warranting the truth of the untruthful statement.

Third, lying requires that the untruthful statement be made to another person (addressee condition).

Fourth, lying requires that the person intend that that other person believe the untruthful statement to be true (intention to deceive the addressee condition).

Second, lying requires that the person believe the statement to be false; that is, lying requires that the statement be untruthful (untruthfulness condition).

For good measure (and despite the usually untruthful protestations to the contrary), the free-for-all being directed against Syria's citizens also includes elements of Lebanon's terror group and Iran proxy, Hizbullah.

Clapper later said he gave the "least untruthful" answer possible to the NSA question, saying the matter is too complex to answer the inquiry "necessarily by a simple yes or no".

Clapper had previously said that his answer to the committee was the "least untruthful" one he could publicly provide.

After the surveillance was exposed, Mr. Clapper made the Orwellian claim that his earlier denial was the "least untruthful" response he could give in light of the classified nature of the programs.