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<p><b>Why do you believe what you believe?</b><br><br>You’ve been lied to. Probably a lot. We’re always stunned when we realize we’ve been deceived. We can’t believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that?<br><br>We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth all the time, and you believe them; and if, at some later point, you’re confronted with evidence that the story you believed was indeed true, you never wonder why you believed it in the first place. In this incisive and insightful taxonomy of lies and liars, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Aja Raden makes the surprising claim that maybe you should.<br><br>Buttressed by history, psychology, and science,<i> The Truth About Lies</i> is both an eye-opening primer on con-artistry—from pyramid schemes to shell games, forgery to hoaxes—and also a telescopic view of society through the mechanics of belief: why we lie, why we believe, and how, if at all, the acts differ. Through wild tales of cons and marks, Raden examines not only how lies actually work, but also why they work, from the evolutionary function of deception to

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Author

Aja Raden

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250272027

Category

health

Subjects

Psychology, Psychology Theory, History & Research, Social_sciences

Rating

4.7 / 5 (75 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14