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    Cover of Truth

    Truth

    Hector Macdonald · 2018

    Economics & FinanceBusiness & ManagementWriting & Language
    Open LibraryAmazon
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    2mentions
    2people
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    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. mistermannJan 2020
      Also "Truth" by Hector MacDonald.

      https://books.google.ca/books/about/Truth.html?id=wegtDwAAQB...

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    2. sanderjdNov 2018
      Because there are so many true things that any communication is doomed to include only a small number of truths, the truths that are chosen to be told are just as revealing as the lies, if not more so. I would argue that it is yet more revealing a PR firm is hired to amplify specific truths. I'm reading an interesting book about this right now: Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality by Hector Macdonald.

      Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming there is or should be anything illegal about this, but I certainly reserve the right to make judgements of companies that I might work for or do business with based on both the lies and the truths they choose to advocate for.

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