Interplay of Truth and Deception

Matthew S. McGlone (PhD Princeton University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published scholarly articles on euphemism, doublespeak, and contextomy. He has taught courses on persuasion, propaganda, and psychological warfare. Mark L. Knapp (PhD Pennsylvania State University) is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Knapp has published several scholarly articles in the area of lying and deception, and he has directed several dissertations on the topic. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in lying and deception, and is writing a book in the area as well.

• Figures and Tables, Contributors, Series Editors’ Preface, Preface: Half-Truths and Other Fractions, 1 Finding the Weasel Word in “Literally True”, 2 Some Considerations for a New Theory of Deceptive Communication, 3 Gray Area Messages, 4 Deception by Selective Quotation, 5 Truth Telling as a Journalistic Imperative, 6 The Sin in Sincere: Deception and Cheating in the Visual Media, 7 Sincerity and Hypocrisy, 8 Accounts as Social Loopholes: Reconciling Contradictions Between Culture and Conduct, 9 “I Read Playboy for the Articles”: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences, 10 Lying for Love in the Modern Age: Deception in Online Dating, 11 Exoneration of Serious Wrongdoing via Confession to a Lesser Offense, Index