--- Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I trust you're NOT arguing that because the
info
> came
> from Guttman, Brigid was NOT dangerous. Spade
had
> every reason to doubt everything everyone in
this
> novel told him.
There's a difference between something being true and the use
of that knowledge. In espionage, for example, if you want to
plant a false defector you supply that person with true but
disposable information that the other side already knows or
that information is about to end its usefulness as a secret.
It builds trust. I see the exchange as Guttman attempting to
falsely bond with Spade and alienate Spade from Brigid. So
here, the truth of the statement isn't as important as its
purpose.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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