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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
Neither. What are some of the other nearly infinite options? I can think of 3 obvious ones that are reasonable options:
1) Respond by lying. (This could be by saying that the official got it right; or by saying that you don't know; or by saying that you didn't see it when you did see it.)
2) Respond truthfully. (This could be by explaining the rule; or by saying that you don't like to discuss rules with fans; or by saying that you didn't see it when you actually didn't.)
3) Do not respond and simply ignore the question. (Feign death, in "Far Side" terms.)
Of course there are other options, like punching out the questioner or changing seats to avoid answering or farting in his general direction. But those seem not to be reasonable choices. So if I've been intellectually lazy, what are my other reasonable, nearly infinite, choices?
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Why do you assume "I didn't see it" is absolutely a lie?
In fact "I didn't see it" is exactly the truth. Only the calling official knows what he did see or didn't see to cause him to blow or not blow the whistle.
Why do you assume "I have no idea what's going on" is an absolute lie?
In fact only the calling official know's why he did or did not blow the whistle.
And finally...which of your 3 categories does making your daughter shop for her mom's Chritmas gift to avoid telling her the absolute truth about Santa Claus fall into?
Lie? Truth? Feigning death?