1. Cause others to have to choose whether to tell a lie just to spare your feelings. 2. Convincing yourself that the truth doesn’t matter if it is about something unimportant. 3. As long as no one gets hurt, it doesn’t matter if I tell the truth. 4. Claim your own selfish desires are someone else’s faults (e.g., “Your roommate said this would be okay to do.”). 5. Put a "spin" on the actions or words of others to make yourself appear to be a victim. 6. Pay insincere compliments in order to appear friendly. 7. Withhold critical information in order to appear more desirable. 8. Say something other than the truth to avoid an unpleasant situation. 9. Make up excuses in place of the real reason for your personal failures. 10. Purposely use unverifiable "facts" or "sources", because they are impossible to verify. 11. Blame your negative behavior on others ("I was following orders.", "Everyone does it."), on genetics ("I'm I...