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Lying And Bullshit Analysis
What is the difference between lying and bullshit and is there similar words to it? This is a question that Harry Frankfurt tries to find out with different types of words that differ from the word bullshit and explains those words and what they really mean. In the article he says that there are many words that and can relate to bullshit one is humbug which means a deceptive misrepresent, short of lying, especially by pretentious word or deed, of somebodies own thought, feelings, or attitudes; having a very similar characteristics of the word bullshit and being a lie. Then, leading to him to break up the word itself and go in depth to find the meaning of it. He splits the word into two means between bull and bullshit bull meaning “trivial,
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