abigailgem comments on Not Technically Lying - Less Wrong
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Among lawyers, this can show high status. Lying to a court is completely unacceptable, and can make an advocate useless to future clients. However NTL is OK.
The pupil barrister: "To be honest..."
Head of Chambers: Lawyers are always honest. The lawyer will say, "To be frank..."
(taken from the BabyBarista blog)