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Q: What is saying false statements about a person called?
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What is it called when you make a false statements?

fallacy


Saying false statements of a person?

Lying negatively about another person is slander if said to another person; libel if written in a published medium or perjury is spoken under oath in a legal statement or court of law.


Why are the statements in the body of a loop called conditionally executed statements?

These statements are called conditionally executed statements because the may or may not be executed. They will be executed while the boolean (true/false) statement in the beginning of the loop is true, but will not be executed when statement is false.


Can you report a person to the police?

Yes but it is a crime to make false statements.


What is is called when you sue someone for saying lies about you?

If the defamation (false statements or lies) is spoken then it is considered slander. If the defamation is written, then it is called libel.


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What are false harmful written statements called?

False harmful written statements are called libel. Libel refers to the act of making false and damaging statements about someone in written form, with the intention of causing harm to their reputation.


What is it called when you say false statements about someone?

False statements are lies. If you say the lies orally, it is slander. If you write the lies, it is libel.


Saying a false statement about someone is called what?

SLANDER


What term describes the damage of false statements to a person's reputation?

Libel and slander are terms which describe the damage of false statements to a person's reputation. The first-mentioned designation refers to falsities in writing while the second references those in conversations and speeches.


Statements with superlatives are often false because?

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