title: A brief reply to Carson Strong.
abstract: Carson Strong's reply to my response to his article demonstrates what happens when there is unacknowledged disagreement about the facts of a case or about the meaning of the terms used to describe those facts. I hope that our dialogue will help reduce this disagreement.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gert
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D008192:Deception; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028663:Ethical Theory; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D026706:Paternalism / Q000941:ethics; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics