Pathological lying is a medical disorder in which the patient develops a habit of lying constantly without any logic. Also called Mythomania, a pathological liar is someone who lies repeatedly for no obvious reasons. It is different from occasional lying, in which the person lies to not hurt ...
Pathological lying. Pathological lying, also known asmythomania and pseudologia fantastica, is the chronic behavior of compulsive or habitual lying. Unlike telling the occasional white lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings or getting in trouble, a pathological liar seems to lie for no apparent re...
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If someone provides lots of details, ask more questions. These details might be their undoing. After getting into the nitty-gritty of the details, bounce the questioning back to the overall time frame or arc of the story. Now, refocus on a small detail. Does the story still fit together?
Gov. Tim Walz: I think folks know who I am. And I think they know the difference between someone expressing emotion, telling a story, getting a date wrong by--you--rather than a pathological liar like Donald Trump. Bill Whitaker: But I think it comes down to the quest...
And he is a pathological liar, in case you didn't notice. ALEX I don't think he is a villain either, but over the past three years he has been unusually generous toward the prime minister of Israel and has created an intricate network of people who benefit from the access he provides...
The strongest debating posture does not merely state a position you believe to be right, it also forcefully shows why the opponent’s argument is wrong.
Some humans are so staggeringly dumb they'll even believe the demented ramblings of a pathological liar like Harley Johnstone. As a result, the donations for your cancer fundraiser essentially dwindle to nothing. This is by far the lowest point in your draining, dispiriting journey. For a whil...
It would be, in fact, much easier for someone to get a fabricated story circulated even faster. And it would be just as easy for the Iraqis to do it in the Arab world, as it would be for those that oppose them to do it in the West....
There were pages with warnings posted by people claiming that a gentleman with Jim’s same name was a con man, that he had tricked them out of money, that he was a pathological liar, and not to trust him. The warnings described a man with a similar build, height, weight and general...