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Enough Deception

 

             In today's society it seems that deception has become an intrical part of interpersonal communication. Deception has become such a powerful communication tactic that often times we don't realize we are doing it. Interpersonal Deception Theory is a theoretical model that provides systematically related statements and assumptions on credibility in social psychology and communication (Burgoon and Buller, Communication Theory). It can be seen in various forms of entertainment such as television, movies, books, plays, and newspapers. The artifact that will be explained, evaluated, and critiqued in the connection with Interpersonal Deception Theory is the movie Enough. Enough was produced in 2002 and is a cinderella story gone bad when Slim, Jennifer Lopez, finds out that her perfect husband Mitch (Bill Campbell) is cheating on her with one of his secretaries from work. Eventually when Slim (Lopez) gathers up the courage to confront Mitch (Campbell) he denies the issue then turns to violence in his efforts to keep Slim (Lopez) quiet. Slim (Lopez) flees from friend to friend trying to successfully escape from Mitch (Campbell) and he returns the efforts by sending his friends to track her down. Slim (Lopez) resorts to changing her identity in order to throw Mitch's goons off her trail while she trains to defend herself against Mitch in one final confrontation. The particular set of concepts that are evident in this movie and will be depicted consist of Falsification, Concealment, and Equivocation that act congruently with the three main strategies of Interpersonal Deception Theory. .
             The first main point of Interpersonal Deception Theory that is interrelated to the movie Enough is the concept of Falsification. Falsification is connected to the notion of creating a fiction, which basically means that someone is lying. Deceivers" ulterior motives lead them to construct through communication a version of reality contrary to what they hold to be true (Buller, Burgoon, Floyd, Grandpre, Communication Research Journal).


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