Word For The Day, Thursday, January 10, 2013 – pseudology

dictionaries ad nauseam | 10 January 2013 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

pseudology \soo-DOL-uh-jee\ , noun
The art of lying.


Example sentences:
For example, listening to the life history account of András Albert, a Transylvanian lumberman, the outsider may wonder how to distinguish fact from fiction, poetry from lie, and how to regard the relationship between pseudology and storytelling.
-- Linda Dégh, Narratives in Society

So many people would love to get their hands on a machine that can inhibit pseudology, mendacity and falsehood. The police, Intelligence services, all sorts and conditions of interested agencies and institutions.
-- Stephen Fry, The Liar

Etymology:
Pseudology comes from two Greek roots, pseudo- meaning "false" and –logy meaning "study of." The word does not literally mean "the study of lying" but has come to embody the sense of "the art of lying."

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[secret garden]

That’s peculiar. I only hit post once.

[monocle]

Democrats have perfected the art of pseudology.

[left that other site]

Although we don’t know much about the Lyin’ King’s Formal Education, we can assume that he has an advanced degree in Pseudology.

[Doogle]

...one of the traits of our current president

[secret garden]

A for you and welcome to WFTD!

[ClearCase_guy]

That’s peculiar. I only hit post once.

We have a pseudologist among us.

[Diogenesis]

The (undocumented) Doctor of Pseudology is in.

[secret garden]

We'll never see the transcript though. A for you.

[secret garden]

Thank you for your service and welcome to WFTD!

[NicknamedBob]

"...one of the traits of our current president"

His true nature is one of deception.

[YepYep]

Pseudology is rampant in politics, mostly on the Democrat side.

[tioga]

Liberals have perfected the art of pseudology, but conservatives have facts. The left claims we don't need automatic weapons, or that limited ammunition in a gun will save lives. Who's? This criminal broke into a house, followed the wife and children through three locked doors into a crawl space. She was on the phone with her husband and he advised her that if the man opened the last door to start shooting. He did and she unloaded. She shot him with all her ammo and he was still able to get up and walk away. She needed more ammo...what if he was still coming after them? Discussion here.

[NicknamedBob]

"She was on the phone with her husband and he advised her that if the man opened the last door to start shooting. He did and she unloaded. She shot him with all her ammo and he was still able to get up and walk away. She needed more ammo...what if he was still coming after them?"

Shootology?

[tioga]

LOL perfect.

[secret garden]

A for you, wise guy.

[secret garden]

So many names for him, so little time. A+ for you!

[SoothingDave]

Sure, I believe you. ;-)

[secret garden]

A for you.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Bill Clinton, ex-king of pseudology
Was laid low by simple biology
Though it wasn’t a stain
That ended his reign
It was Obama’s more virulent pathology

[secret garden]

They are highly skilled at it and have no shame. A for you and welcome to WFTD.

[secret garden]

I didn’t know the extent of that story. Her husband gave good advice. A+ for you.

[secret garden]

Extra credit noted!

[secret garden]

Fantastic! /Dr. Who

[secret garden]

And a deadly strain it is too! A+ for you!

[SAJ]

As opposed to suedology, the practice of filing abusive actions in tort law, during which actions there will usually be a good deal of pseudology.

[Fresh Wind]

Global Warming is the epitome of pseudology.

[secret garden]

One of our subs is a lawyer so she could probably tell us all about it! A for you.

[secret garden]

It’s made algore into a billionaire. A for you and welcome to WFTD!

[SoothingDave]

Y’all see Jack Lew’s signature, coming to our dollar bills soon?

[secret garden]

Unbelievable. I know penmanship has been de-emphasized in elementary school but that looks like a pen test to me.

[SoothingDave]

It’s the answer to “What does the metal part of a spiral-bound notebook look like?”

[ConorMacNessa]

The art of pseudology in government was largely invented by Goebbels and was mainstreamed by the Clintons and their henchmen. In the Obama regime, we witness its zenith.

[tioga]

the sale makes algore worth more than Mitt Romney, so will the left hate HIM now?

[Robert A. Cook, PE]

Lying?

It psuedes them ....

Notice that it always takes the “mainstream” media about 24 hours to “get their stories straight” .. and after 24 to 30 hours, EVERY mainstream media reporter and print writer at UPI and AP starts using the same language and the same tone. That is because it takes 16-18 hours to get the talking points memo researched in focus and their political groups, get it written, and get it distributed.

the first few hours of a story are often most telling - because that happens BEFORE the news is controlled.

Errors?

Yes, absolutely there are also errors early on.

[secret garden]

Indeed.

[secret garden]

Yes, they are so transparent, aren’t they? A for you.

[secret garden]

It is most evident after a traumatic event, when they are racing each other to get the story out. A for you.

[MHGinTN]

The current bastard-in-chief is a PhD in Pseudology ... he lies as easily as he breathes. With the demonic help he has, it is too much to hope he will choke on his lies.

I wonder if anyone has done a study on how closely magic thinking is connected to Pseudology ... as in the democrat voter vermin have their magic thinking priocked by the practiced liar-in-chief!

[mikrofon]

Pseudologist, pseudologist, pantaloon pyrologist!

[Texan5]

It is 50 and sunny, ahead of the next rainmaker, due over the weekend-it was foggy and very, very quiet in the woods this morning...

Hillary says she’ll talk about
Benghazi in just a week or two-
How fortunate-plenty of time
For her to know just what to do

For the prince of pseudology
To coach her on a perfect sale
The way he muddied the waters
With his own scandalous “tail”

Though she aided and lied for Bill
And he’ll return the favor now,
If Obama wants her under the bus
She’ll be the newest sacred cow...

[secret garden]

Now that's a playground taunt! A+ for you.

[secret garden]

Hmm, seems insulting to cows. I saw 18 deer yesterday at the park, scattered in different areas, including a group of 3 large bucks. Since it was rainy and overcast, they were on a different schedule. There were only 2 other people out. A+ for you.

[MHGinTN]

How about Pseudologist, pseudologist, Poltroon pyrologist.

[Texan5]

Thank you!

Don’t you just love the solitude with only the animals for company? I’m nearly always alone on the trails except in fine weather in early Spring and Fall-even then I seldom run into more than one other hiker, because the trails are rough and not marked. No one who doesn’t live here ventures from the “civilized” areas in the park, and that is how I like it.

[secret garden]

Me too. No headphones, just looking to see what kind of animal made that sound.

[secret garden]

Speaking of animals, two people were shot at a Kern County HS in CA just now.

[NeoCaveman]

Phil Collins has a Phd in pseudology. Dare you to click.