The Interplay of Truth and Deception: New Agendas in Theory and Research

by Matthew S. McGlone (Editor), Mark L. Knapp (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135844493
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/15/2009
Series:	New Agendas in Communication Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	679 KB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables, Contributors, Series Editors’ Preface, Preface: Half-Truths and Other Fractions, 1 Finding the Weasel Word in “Literally True”, 2 Some Considerations for a New Theory of Deceptive Communication, 3 Gray Area Messages, 4 Deception by Selective Quotation, 5 Truth Telling as a Journalistic Imperative, 6 The Sin in Sincere: Deception and Cheating in the Visual Media, 7 Sincerity and Hypocrisy, 8 Accounts as Social Loopholes: Reconciling Contradictions Between Culture and Conduct, 9 “I Read Playboy for the Articles”: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences, 10 Lying for Love in the Modern Age: Deception in Online Dating, 11 Exoneration of Serious Wrongdoing via Confession to a Lesser Offense, Index