Imagine this, it's 2:00 A.M. and you're barely getting home from a party and you accidently wake up your parents. What would you do? Would you lie your way out of it or tell the truth and get in big trouble? Most people would lie and so would I. I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society.
Lying is acceptable if it creates more positive results than negative ones. For example, in the excerpt it states that lying is justified to protect others. The example they give is Anne Frank and how long she survived because of lying. When they lied to save her life there was a very positive effect. If it wasn't for the Nazis that lived there lying we wouldn't of found out that much about World War II. In addition, in article 1 Randy Cohen says that if someone asks how they look, that you're better off lying. If they don't have any time to change how they look just lie, don't be mean and say they look bad because they'll be uncomfortable for the rest of the night. If you lie like this you make them feel better about themselves and they won't be worried. This is why lying is better for making positive results. …show more content…
For example, if there is a family member and you find out they have cancer and you're the only person that knows it's probably better to wait to tell people. If someone might freak out or have a heart attack or something, it is probably better to wait a little so things can smooth out. In addition, for parents it's ok for them to lie to their children to help them. In article one, 25 year old mother from Quincy, Rebecca Campbell, lied to her son saying that they're no more cartoons at night so he has to go to sleep. They do this to help their kids and so the kids won't put up a fight to go to sleep. Sometimes lying is the best option to make life
Lying is acceptable if it creates more positive results than negative ones. For example, in the excerpt it states that lying is justified to protect others. The example they give is Anne Frank and how long she survived because of lying. When they lied to save her life there was a very positive effect. If it wasn't for the Nazis that lived there lying we wouldn't of found out that much about World War II. In addition, in article 1 Randy Cohen says that if someone asks how they look, that you're better off lying. If they don't have any time to change how they look just lie, don't be mean and say they look bad because they'll be uncomfortable for the rest of the night. If you lie like this you make them feel better about themselves and they won't be worried. This is why lying is better for making positive results. …show more content…
For example, if there is a family member and you find out they have cancer and you're the only person that knows it's probably better to wait to tell people. If someone might freak out or have a heart attack or something, it is probably better to wait a little so things can smooth out. In addition, for parents it's ok for them to lie to their children to help them. In article one, 25 year old mother from Quincy, Rebecca Campbell, lied to her son saying that they're no more cartoons at night so he has to go to sleep. They do this to help their kids and so the kids won't put up a fight to go to sleep. Sometimes lying is the best option to make life