Talk:Pious fraud

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I've heard "pious fraud" also take on the meaning of simply lying, in argumentation theory. It's a name given to a fallacy. Perhaps that should be discussed here, since the context may not always be religious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.8.133.212 (talk) 05:38, 20 January 2008 (UTC)