firedragon
Veteran Member
Given the situation you come across a pathological liar, how do you debate with him? Especially in a forum?
Lets say you expose one lie, he makes up another lie. Then you expose that, he makes up a new one. And it goes on, yet never ends. Lets say you identify this pattern and you expose that the other person is a pathological liar, since even pathological liars may say some truth at an interval, on purpose or by mistake, negating everything he says as lies because he is a liar is not a valid argument. Its in fact its ad hominem abusive.
I have read that pathological lying is a psychological dysfunction that cannot be analysed without third party or other informants simply by analysing the patient. Thus, how could one do so in a discussion?
Why would some one be such in an environment with no ventilation for money or any other kind of personal gain? I am interested in hearing some thoughts. Take it as a hypothetical situation or real life.
Cheers.
Lets say you expose one lie, he makes up another lie. Then you expose that, he makes up a new one. And it goes on, yet never ends. Lets say you identify this pattern and you expose that the other person is a pathological liar, since even pathological liars may say some truth at an interval, on purpose or by mistake, negating everything he says as lies because he is a liar is not a valid argument. Its in fact its ad hominem abusive.
I have read that pathological lying is a psychological dysfunction that cannot be analysed without third party or other informants simply by analysing the patient. Thus, how could one do so in a discussion?
Why would some one be such in an environment with no ventilation for money or any other kind of personal gain? I am interested in hearing some thoughts. Take it as a hypothetical situation or real life.
Cheers.