Trees and bushes full of flowers surrounded the unfinished church that sat on a hill in Quito. Cantuña — an Indian skilled in locksmith and carpentry — was hired to construct an atrium to complete the church. Midway through working, Cantuña desperately sought help from the Devil due to the impending deadline. He spontaneously thought of a plan to deceive the Devil once the chance presented itself.
The art of deception is the main idea to be explored. This paper will talk about deception being utilized as a form of power over another. Christopher Cotton and Chang Liu’s article, “100 Horsemen and the empty city: A game theoretic examination of deception in Chinese military legend”, presents a historic event that involves parties utilizing deception as an advantage. “When Deception Influences Memory: The Implication of Theory of Mind” — written by Mohamad El Haj, Pascal Antoine, and Jean Louis Nandrino — is an article about the effect deception can have on one’s memory. In “The Truth About Deception”, Japa Pallikkathayil explains the morality between deceiving and lying. Jasume Masip talks about ways that deception can be detected in her article “Deception Detection: State of the Art and Future Prospects”. Deception is a concept used in daily life and needs to be inspected through every aspect possible. It should be known why people turn to deceiving others for their own benefit.
Although the assignment was short in length, plenty of research had to be done. The articles were not easy to find. Eventually, I had to be open to different ideas that can fit into my topic of deception. It ended up giving me a bigger range that I can explore. I tried to read all the articles I had picked to be best for the research paper. It took a while but I was able to figure out the main ideas of the articles. I did not want to give too much away about any of them. I managed to write one sentence for what each article will be about. It was interesting reading the articles. They all had their own take on deception, which will allow me to have more to write about for the research paper.
