Question

Henry always avoids talking about his past, in large part because he spent some time in prison. when his fiancée, carla, finds out about it, she is horrified and calls him a liar.

Answer 1

Carla is accusing Henry of deception due to “Omission”.

Deception by omission is also called as passive deception. This occurs when information is withheld from another person. In this case, Henry was keeping from Carla his horrific past therefore leading to deception by omission.