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171. Where Is the Line Between Exaggeration and Lying?
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Why do we use “literally” figuratively? Does conveying an "emotional truth" justify making things up? And are Angela’s kids really starving or just hungry?
RESOURCES:
- "My Response to The New Yorker Article," by Hasan Minhaj (YouTube video, 2023).
- "Hasan Minhaj’s 'Emotional Truths,'" by Clare Malone (The New Yorker, 2023).
- "Lying to Spice up Life," by Holly Cole (Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2019).
- Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally), by John McWhorter (2016).
- "Literally," entry by Deathmatch1127 (Urban Dictionary, 2015).
- "Does Living in California Make People Happy? A Focusing Illusion in Judgments of Life Satisfaction," by David A. Schkade and Daniel Kahneman (Psychological Science, 1998).
- The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993).
EXTRAS:
- "Swearing Is More Important Than You Think," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
- "The Ugly Truth of Fast Fashion," S5.E3 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2019).
SOURCES:
- Holly Cole, assistant professor of psychology at Wesleyan College.
- Daniel Kahneman, professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
- Mark Liberman, professor of linguistics and computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Lois Lowry, author.
- John McWhorter, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia Unviersity.
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian.
230 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 383312250 series 2662280
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Why do we use “literally” figuratively? Does conveying an "emotional truth" justify making things up? And are Angela’s kids really starving or just hungry?
RESOURCES:
- "My Response to The New Yorker Article," by Hasan Minhaj (YouTube video, 2023).
- "Hasan Minhaj’s 'Emotional Truths,'" by Clare Malone (The New Yorker, 2023).
- "Lying to Spice up Life," by Holly Cole (Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2019).
- Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally), by John McWhorter (2016).
- "Literally," entry by Deathmatch1127 (Urban Dictionary, 2015).
- "Does Living in California Make People Happy? A Focusing Illusion in Judgments of Life Satisfaction," by David A. Schkade and Daniel Kahneman (Psychological Science, 1998).
- The Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993).
EXTRAS:
- "Swearing Is More Important Than You Think," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
- "The Ugly Truth of Fast Fashion," S5.E3 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2019).
SOURCES:
- Holly Cole, assistant professor of psychology at Wesleyan College.
- Daniel Kahneman, professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
- Mark Liberman, professor of linguistics and computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Lois Lowry, author.
- John McWhorter, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia Unviersity.
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian.
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