You were lying, because you were making a statement that you knew would be understood as an untruth and with the intention of it being understood as that untruth. The fact that it may be true using a definition that isn’t used by the target doesn’t change that.
Disagree. I believed that my statement would be interpreted as “this will reduce your pain.” Because of my belief in the placebo effect I really thought that the lotion would reduce my son’s pain.
...using a definition that isn’t used by the target...
I suspect you may be overestimating young childrens’ critical thinking abilities. If daddy say X is “powerful medicine”, then “powerful medicine” is defined as X.
You were lying, because you were making a statement that you knew would be understood as an untruth and with the intention of it being understood as that untruth. The fact that it may be true using a definition that isn’t used by the target doesn’t change that.
Disagree. I believed that my statement would be interpreted as “this will reduce your pain.” Because of my belief in the placebo effect I really thought that the lotion would reduce my son’s pain.
I suspect you may be overestimating young childrens’ critical thinking abilities. If daddy say X is “powerful medicine”, then “powerful medicine” is defined as X.