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Ways of Misusing the Truth

Engineers can misuse the truth by

(i) failing to communicate truth (1-5),

(ii) communicating truth when they shouldn’t (6),

(iii) allowing their judgment with regard to truth to be corrupted (7).

  1. Lying
  • Intentionally or knowingly convey false or misleading information.

(i) A lie involves something false or misleading,

(ii) ordinarily stated in words,

(iii) the intention is to deceive.

2. Deliberate Deception

  • Leading persons to false conclusions without necessarily telling lies.

3. Withholding Information

  • Concealing facts intentionally for personal or other reasons.

Ways of Misusing the Truth:

  1. Failing to Adequately Promote the Dissemination of Information
  • Not properly informing the public, superiors, colleagues, etc. about the facts or the reality (such as possible harms or dangers).
  1. Failure to Seek Out the Truth
  • For example, irresponsible use of inconclusive data without conducting further tests or collecting sufficient amount of information.
  1. Revealing Confidential or Proprietary Information
  • Disclosing confidential information without consent.

  • Violation of proprietary information.

  1. Allowing One’s Judgment to be Corrupted
  • Decisions influenced by conflicts of interest, personal gains, egoism,

etc.

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Ways of misusing the truth:

  1. Lying
  2. Not every falsehood is a lie -
  3. Deliberate deception
  4. Withholding information
  5. Failing to adequately promote the dissemination of information
  6. Failure to seek out the truth
  7. Revealing confidential or proprietary information
  8. Allowing ones judgment to be corrupted
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Ways of misusing the truth

Lying

1.Not every falsehood is a lie -

Most people believe lies have three elements

· A lie ordinarily involves something that is believed to be false or misleading.

· A lie is ordinarily stated in words

· A lie is made with the intention of deceiving

2. Deliberate deception

? Responding to inappropriate questions - Who has the right to ask the questions?

-"None To Speak of!"

-NOYB or NOYDB- None of your "DAMN" business!

3. Withholding information

4. Failing to adequately promote the dissemination of information

5. Failure to seek out the truth

6. Revealing confidential or proprietary information

7. Allowing ones judgment to be corrupted - by conflict of interest or other extraneous influences

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