Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Liar Liar

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No, this will not be a discourse on Obama or his administration, so don't get your undies all kinked up (but there is a hilarious post HERE by Matt Walsh if you're feeling politically inclined).

Nor am I going to engage in a debate about if fiction is really outright lying just to make a buck. Not saying I won't in the future, however.

Today we'll roam the neighborhood of fib telling. Writers need to know a fair amount about lying because we often have lying characters. Why? Because this is a relatable and believable situation. Think about it. I'm sure you have some experience with a liar in your past, or possibly even your present. Did you know when you were being lied to? Can you spot a liar?

99u has a great interactive quiz to test your abilities. Check out How Good Are You At Spotting Liars? I got 7 out of 10. See if you can beat me.

5 comments:

chappydebbie said...

Hmmm....that link takes me to the Walsh article about Obama. I believe this is the link you meant to post:
http://99u.com/workbook/24185/how-good-are-you-at-spotting-liars
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I only got 4 out of 10....my lie detector is beginning to break down. I took this survey a few years ago and got 9 out of 10. :(

Michelle Griep said...

Ack! What would I do without you?!?!?!? Thanks for saving my behind, girlie! Change duly noted and, uh, changed.

chappydebbie said...

I got your back! ;-)

Scrambled Dregs said...

I got 9 out of 10. So don't think you can pull anything over on me. And if you do I'll give you a smack. : )

Michelle Griep said...

Dang. You're good. I'd hate to be your kid.

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