I’d really like to know if there is any difference between bluffing and lying. That’s because people be lying too much and they call it bluffing. What’s that really?
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people's questions, and connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
I’d really like to know if there is any difference between bluffing and lying. That’s because people be lying too much and they call it bluffing. What’s that really?
A bluff can be a lie, but needn’t be- unless lies of omission count- but fundamentally, they are both deceiving. To bluff is to deter by way of a show of strength, deceit, or a feint of some kind. It is to get someone to perform an action you want by way of pretending that you will do, have, or know something in exchange. To lie is to knowingly state a falsehood with intent to deceive, or to create a false or misleading impression.
It depends on the context. Ostensibly, they are the same thing. Both involve deceit and an attempt to mislead in some way. That is, after all, their very definitions. A bluff can be a lie, but needn’t be unless lies of omission count, but fundamentally, they are both deceiving. To bluff is to deter by way of a show of strength, deceit, or a feint of some kind. It is to get someone to perform an action you want by way of pretending that you will do, have, or know something in exchange. To lie is to knowingly state a falsehood with intent to deceive, or to create a false or misleading impression.