1st Edition
The Interplay of Truth and Deception New Agendas in Theory and Research
During the past 30 years, there have been a steadily increasing number of scientific and popular publications dealing with lying and deception. Questions about the extent to which public officials are deceptive are standard fare in current magazines and newspapers. This volume aims to present on a more precise conceptualization of this phenomenon, manifested in some well-known constructions like spin, hype, doublespeak, equivocation, and contextomy (quoting out of context).
The contents of the volume have been generated for the New Agendas symposium at the University of Texas College of Communication, and all the authors are young, leading-edge researchers offering innovative perspectives and explorations of lying and deception in various contexts. This volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and advanced/graduate students in communication, media, and psychology. It is written to the level of advanced undergraduates, and it is appropriate for use in courses covering lying and deception.
Preface, Matthew S. McGlone & Mark L. Knapp
Finding the Weasel Word in "Literally True", Brooks Jackson
Some Considerations for a New Theory of Deceptive Communication, Timothy R. Levine and Rachel K. Kim
Gray Area Messages, Gary Bond and Lassiter F. Speller
Deception by Selective Quotation, Matthew S. McGlone
Truth Telling as a Journalistic Imperative, Seow Ting Lee
The Sin in Sincere: Deception and Cheating in the Visual World, Paul Martin Lester
Sincerity and Hypocrisy, Clancy Martin
Accounts as Social Loopholes: Reconciling Contradictions Between Culture adn Conduct , David Shulman
"I Read Playboy for the Articles: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Behavior", Zoe Chance and Michael J. Norton
Lying for Love in the Modern Age: Deception in Online Dating, Catalina L. Toma and Jeff T. Hancock
Exoneration of Serious Wrongdoing via Confession to a Lesser Offense, R. Weylin Sternglanz
Biography
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.
