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# If someone makes an assumption that a rational person wouldn't make one doesn't need to tell them otherwise since they deceived themselves. For example, Mar Zutra was leaving his city and he met two rabbis. He assumed that they were coming to greet him and so he thanked them very much for coming. In fact they were traveling to that city anyway and weren't planning on going to greet Mar Zutra. Therefore, the gemara concludes that they didn't need to tell him that in fact they didn't come to greet him. Mar Zutra fooled himself and it wasn't their actions that were deceitful.<ref>Gemara Chullin 94b, Shulchan Aruch CM 228:6</ref> | # If someone makes an assumption that a rational person wouldn't make one doesn't need to tell them otherwise since they deceived themselves. For example, Mar Zutra was leaving his city and he met two rabbis. He assumed that they were coming to greet him and so he thanked them very much for coming. In fact they were traveling to that city anyway and weren't planning on going to greet Mar Zutra. Therefore, the gemara concludes that they didn't need to tell him that in fact they didn't come to greet him. Mar Zutra fooled himself and it wasn't their actions that were deceitful.<ref>Gemara Chullin 94b, Shulchan Aruch CM 228:6</ref> | ||
===Cheating on Tests=== | ===Cheating on Tests=== | ||
# It is absolutely forbidden to cheat on a test since doing so is dishonest and deceives the one grading the test and the one receiving the scores.<ref>Igrot Moshe 2:30, Mishneh Halachot 7:275</ref> In fact, the halachic authorities express shock at the widespread disregard for cheating on tests, deeming it a sin equal to all others in the realm of lying, stealing, and cheating.<ref>Shevet Halevi 10:163.</ref> | # It is absolutely forbidden to cheat on a test since doing so is dishonest and deceives the one grading the test and the one receiving the scores.<ref>Igrot Moshe CM 2:30, Mishneh Halachot 7:275, Kuntres Onat Devarim Ugenivat Daat p. 16</ref> In fact, the halachic authorities express shock at the widespread disregard for cheating on tests, deeming it a sin equal to all others in the realm of lying, stealing, and cheating.<ref>Shevet Halevi 10:163.</ref> | ||
===Dishonest Negotiations=== | ===Dishonest Negotiations=== | ||
#When engaged in business negotiations, one is not permitted to falsely claim that one has another potential buyer in order to intimidate the current negotiator into accepting one’s conditions.<ref>Teshuvot V’hanhagot 4:216.</ref> | #When engaged in business negotiations, one is not permitted to falsely claim that one has another potential buyer in order to intimidate the current negotiator into accepting one’s conditions.<ref>Teshuvot V’hanhagot 4:216.</ref> | ||
