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Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation?

Eli: How did you do at the track meet?
Caleb: I came in second place!
Eli: Congratulations! What was your time?
Caleb: Six minutes, four seconds. The guy who won only beat me by three seconds.
Eli: Really? Katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes.
Caleb: Oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds.

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caleb, because eli is comparing him to someone else
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Maxim of quality because Caleb failed to be truthful

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