𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐒

Here's the straight scoop*:

When you hear someone leading with tropes like “Honestly ...”, “To be clear ...”, “The truth is ...”, “Let’s set the record straight ...”, “Would I lie to you? ..." let those be a red flags alerting you to whatever they are framing as being such and so, is not the truth. Not necessarily true; though if the speaker has some measure of your trust and/or support you are more likely to take it as true. Bias confirmation, anyone?

*[Did you notice the framing up front here?]

Thing is that what is said in such a framed lead-in may or may not be the truth, or factual. Trouble is that liars use this to slyly set you up to assume that it’s true. The tell is to observe how often such phrasing appears in their locution. Also, maybe to be up enough on things to be able to make up your own mind.

Pols are frequent purveyors of such narrative propaganda ploys. A favorite of mine is, "I trust the voters". Translate: I trust the voters to buy my line. All served up in a flattering piece of puff.

So, Pilgrim, how to be up and ahead of such things?

Look within yourself, into your own shadow world where all the unwanted and rejected and feared is hidden away. It is hidden in the sense that it hasn’t yet become integrated into waking consciousness, but it drives your life for wanting to be recognized. Until it is — recognized and reclaimed — you’re being presented with relationships and situations repeating endlessly until the underlying motives are recognized and healed. The shadow stuff is not evil; in fact it is your power which needs to be understood and reclaimed.

This is my own understanding. For the authoritative understanding on such matters I suggest Carl Gustav Jung. Believe me on that!