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Omission Lying Research Paper

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Leaving out key details while telling the majority of the truth defines omission lying. Likewise, inner-party members often commit omission lying, specifically when O’Brien acts as if he identifies with the Brotherhood. At first, Winston believes that O’Brien is part of the party but secretly possesses the desire to take down Big Brother and join the Brotherhood. Soon after, Winston finds himself receiving “a message” from O’Brien that he, in fact, belongs to the movement against the Party. The “message” comes in their first verbal interaction with each other when O’Brien explains, “‘[t]he tenth edition is not due to appear for some months, I believe. But a few advance copies have been circulated. I have one myself. It might interest you to

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