Is it possible to lie without saying a word?

[MissProvocateur]

Discuss.

I beleive actions speak louder than words, and besides, you can lie by omission. But I'd like to know people's thoughts on this.

[Partizan]

An example...

-Is bla bla here?
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So, yes, by using gestures.

[Snchpnz]

Yes, I was going to say "lie by omission" or just simply staying quiet when you are a witness to another persons lie. IMO by not speaking up you become a part of that persons lie.

[Sikeliot]

Omission isn't lying.

[MissProvocateur]

Omission isn't lying.

Well, not exaclty, it's still not saying the truth.

Lies of Omission:
To lie by omission is to remain silent and thereby withhold from someone else a vital piece (or pieces) of information. The silence is deceptive in that it gives a false impression to the person from whom the information was withheld. It subverts the truth; it is a way to manipulate someone into altering their behavior to suit the desire of the person who intentionally withheld the vital information; and, most importantly, it's a gross violation of another person's right of self-determination.

[Grumpy Cat]

Omission isn't lying.

According to the law, it is. If you purposely omit something while testifyimg in court, you can be charged.

[Leliana]

Only 10% of human communication is talk, the rest is all about gestures and facial expressions. So yes, it's possible.

[Just90]

Yes ?

Dictionary.com agrees with me

2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture:

example : His flashy car was a lie that deceived no one.

[Han Cholo]

Only 10% of human communication is talk, the rest is all about gestures and facial expressions. So yes, it's possible.

This is a very interesting point. Very few humans do actually look deep in facial expressions, gestures, movements, attitudes, eyes unless they are very obvious. But I think these estimates are off. around 35% of communication is verbal. There is also lots of non-verbal communication, that is subordinated to verbal communication such as tone and phase of voice.

[Jackson]

Write, type or use sign language.

But yeah you can often tell when people are guilty of lying or something worse, from their body language.