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Philosophy 3103Copyright © 2004, Richard Lee Spring 2004
 

Why Lying is a Greater Wrong than Trickery:
Three Arguments (Joseph Ellin): Second

2. "The liar is more responsible for the harm caused than is the mere deceiver." (p.133b)

"[I]n mere deception, the person deceived participates in his own deception, hence is in part responsible for causing it." (p.133b)

"[T]he victim of deception does not simply believe what is said: He draws an inference which is based on, but not verified by, the evidence offered, and then fails to ask the speaker to confirm the inference." (p.133b)


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