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A statement that is literally true, but causes the listener to attain false beliefs by performing incorrect inference, is not technically a lie. Since the purpose of communication is to transfer beliefs to the other person's mind, there is little practical distinction between a lying and not technically lying. Depending on circumstances, one may be preferable to another, but only by a slim margin. A weapon of dark arts, or an attire for someone identifying with truth-telling.
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