This only holds true if you define "honest" as "tells the truth 100% of the time" and "dishonest" or "not honest" as "lies 100% of the time."
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I've never told the truth before and I never will.
A dishonest person does not have to lie literally all the time.
Unless they're in a riddle guarding a door or something.
It's only that one time and Jason there is already accusing me that i lie all the time.
That's just lack of commitment
This guy is a straight-shooter with upper-management written all over him
This question is a trap, and its easy to dodge.
An actually honest answer would be something like "I try to be honest."
I would probably float something just like that. Add a bit of fake humility. Not too much.
If people are really looking for the truth, that will look like truth to them. It will also happen to be the truth, as vague as it is, so if they want to dig it won't be hard to carry on. Keep it reassuring. Don't actually say anything definite. Act pious. :]
You're assuming the answer must be binary, where "yes" means you're honest all the time and "no" means you're dishonest all the time. Those characters show up in riddles, but in reality, most people are somewhere on the scale in between perfectly-honest and perfectly-dishonest.
Even the question "are you an honest person?" would, to most people, mean "are you generally honest?" Either answer makes sense here.
Conversely, if asked if you're a dirty rotten liar, the only logical answer is "no".
The truely dishonest will happily use honesty when it's in their best interest, and the truely honest are aware that they have probably been dishonest at some point, and should say they try, but might have low self esteem and impossibly high self expectations leading them to say no, because they were dishonest that one time, and so know they're capable of it...
not being honest doesnt mean you always lie
I'd trust people who say "no" more, tbh.
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If I wasn't an honest person, I would also say yes.
A truly honest person may recognize they aren't always honest, and say no.
Being honest once doesn't make you an honest person, though.
Honest Injun is the correct answer.
Not only am I extremely honest, I'm the most humble person on earth as well. And I've got a seven foot penis which glows and sparkles in the dark.
As an absurdist, I'm off playing the trumpet.
Sometimes the best lie is the truth.
I feel like I’m in the Labyrinth again…
Saying "no" if you're truly honest is the paradox. Saying "no" means you're not truly honest, and is a viable answer.