The promulgation of falsity, especially through pretentious misrepresentation or deception of a truth.
1. "My car just drove on water!"
Bullshit. This person's car obviously didn't drive "on" water. They may have, perhaps, driven through a small puddle on the road and therefore gone on to make this claim to spark further interest in their otherwise dull story.
2. "Tom made, like, 5 trillion dollars from his website last year."
Bullshit. Assuming that the statement was not said out of sarcasm (ie - Tom is actually broke), the aim here was to exaggerate Tom's revenue so that the audience become aware that Tom made a lot of money from his website.
3. "Jack is as sick as a dog at the moment."
Bullshit. What a profound claim to make, considering it is impossible to know what it is like to be a dog, let alone a sick one. This person has no intention of lying, but their claim about Jack is entirely irrational.
4. Sincerity.
Bullshit.
Bullshit. This person's car obviously didn't drive "on" water. They may have, perhaps, driven through a small puddle on the road and therefore gone on to make this claim to spark further interest in their otherwise dull story.
2. "Tom made, like, 5 trillion dollars from his website last year."
Bullshit. Assuming that the statement was not said out of sarcasm (ie - Tom is actually broke), the aim here was to exaggerate Tom's revenue so that the audience become aware that Tom made a lot of money from his website.
3. "Jack is as sick as a dog at the moment."
Bullshit. What a profound claim to make, considering it is impossible to know what it is like to be a dog, let alone a sick one. This person has no intention of lying, but their claim about Jack is entirely irrational.
4. Sincerity.
Bullshit.
by adammcarth August 01, 2014