But compared to outright lies, either honesty or silence involves less exposure to recursively propagating risks you don’t know you’re taking.
Only if you value unblemished reputation over the short term gain provided by the lie.
Fooling some of the people some of the time might be sufficient for an unscrupulous agent.
Only if you value unblemished reputation over the short term gain provided by the lie. Fooling some of the people some of the time might be sufficient for an unscrupulous agent.