Thoughts for Democrats #3 - Better Define the word "Lie"

The old definition of a "Lie" is a falsehood with the intent to mislead. But there's no objective way to know intent. More importantly, if you're trying to convince a voter that someone he has voted for in the past has "lied" then you're implicitly saying that the voter is a bad judge of character. The voter has implicitly emotionally endorsed the liar and to expose that arouses cognitive dissonance. There's an "emotional inertia" dynamic working against the accuser. THE NEW (PROPOSED) DEFINITION OF A "LIE": A stated falsehood that benefits the speaker without subsequently correcting it. Full Definition: A statement that is substantially false where the resulting misapprehension benefits the speaker/writer without a subsequent, commensurate follow-up to correct the misapprehension and prevent its repetition. This new definition has three objective criteria. 1) Falsehood (if it's true then it can't be a lie by definition) 2) Benefiting the speaker (otherwise it's simply an error) 3) Lack of subsequent correction (this is the requisite reckless disregard for the truth. But if there is a bona fide correction and prevention of its repetition then you can grant the benefit of the doubt and not call it a lie). All three criteria can be independently determined without "reading someone's mind". With this new definition calling something a lie is objectively provable. Consequently, no one can be rightly offended if the objective criteria are proven. Therefore, we can call some Republicans liars without offending their base.