C. KennedyThe Fiction defense. Sometimes I just need to use it.
About This Quote
The Fiction defense is a defense used to make a person feel less guilty about lying. In other words, it is used to get away with lying. The person feels less guilty about lying because they believe that what they are saying is not a lie. This defense is often used by people who have been caught in a lie and want to get away without having to face the consequences of what they did.
For example, imagine that you are talking on the phone with a friend and he asks you, “So, how long have you been dating?” You respond, “Oh, we’ve been on a break for two months.” The friend asks, “But didn’t you just break up on Monday?” In this example, you have been caught in a lie. The truth is that you have been dating your friend for the past seven months, but there was no reason for him to know that. You use the Fiction defense to avoid telling him the truth.
It may be tempting to use this defense every time you get caught in a lie, but it does not work all of the time.
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