If a book is considered non-fiction, it should be based on true facts. Not bent truths and half lies. The book and author need to provide reason for the reader to believe them as well. Whether it’s through a works cited or something else (unless it’s a biography) there needs to be some evidence that you know what you’re talking about. If a statement is proven wrong in a non-fiction book then it should no longer be considered non-fiction until the statement is fixed.
Biographies are different however, especially autobiographies. No one can really tell how what happened in your life and they can’t really disprove it either. Unless you’ve had people following and recording your every move since the moment you were born, your life is going to be defined by how you view it. So in biographies and auto-biographies bending the truth is considered okay. Using figurative language to describe a tough situation you went through as a child makes your life easier to understand and it becomes more relatable. However, you shouldn’t tell a flat-out lie. If you do and your audience figures this out, you could be ridiculed. Your fans would eat you alive and probably discourage you from ever writing again.
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