anchor: If a lie, by definition, becomes a lie only in the context of communication (speech, writing, gesture), and if a lie is immoral because it destroys the fundamental trust that makes communication possible--if all this is so, can a lie be told in a context where communication is understood to have no objective value to begin with?
positive: Lies only occur in the context of communication and are immoral.
negative: Lies can reinforce trust that makes communication possible.