Why do we lie? What can the lies do to us? We lie because we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or because we wanted to keep the people we love and know safe and protected. We lie because sometimes we just had to or because we had no choice.
"We lie. We all do. We exaggerate, we minimize, we avoid confrontation, we spare people's feelings, we conveniently forget, we keep secrets...Sure I lie, but it doesn't hurt anything, or does it?" (Ericsson, 1992, p, 159). There are certain types of lies in the world that can make us or break us. "You've got to stand for something or you will fall for anything" (p.168, Ericsson). Sometimes we lie because it was or is for the greater good. Other times we lie was because we know something or because we …show more content…
“The White Lie assumes that the truth will cause more damage than a simple, harmless untruth.” (p. 160). The White Lie is like keeping a secret from someone because it would hurt them, or because “it is what is best for them.” (p. 160). If someone found out that we gave them the white lie, then that person can have a hard time trusting them again or might never trust them anymore.
The next lie that is told is the Out And Out Lies. Also known as the bald-faced lies. This lie hides the true meanings in things. “When this sort of lie is told, it can be easily confronted” (p. 165, Ericsson). The Out And Out Lies can cause an argument with anyone and can’t “refashion reality, it tries to refute it” (Ericsson). The Out And Out lies are like watching someone break an expensive item and when you confront then they would lie about breaking that particular item.
Third, this lie is known as Dismissal. “Dismissal is perhaps the slipperiest of all lies” *(p. 166). For example, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! I am the Great Oz!” The Wizard of Oz. Dismissal also “ranks as a kind of lie that can do as much damage to a person as any other kind of lie” (p. 166).A Dismissal lie is, for example a child tells her friend that she likes this boy, but the friend would say, “Sure you do” and walk
"We lie. We all do. We exaggerate, we minimize, we avoid confrontation, we spare people's feelings, we conveniently forget, we keep secrets...Sure I lie, but it doesn't hurt anything, or does it?" (Ericsson, 1992, p, 159). There are certain types of lies in the world that can make us or break us. "You've got to stand for something or you will fall for anything" (p.168, Ericsson). Sometimes we lie because it was or is for the greater good. Other times we lie was because we know something or because we …show more content…
“The White Lie assumes that the truth will cause more damage than a simple, harmless untruth.” (p. 160). The White Lie is like keeping a secret from someone because it would hurt them, or because “it is what is best for them.” (p. 160). If someone found out that we gave them the white lie, then that person can have a hard time trusting them again or might never trust them anymore.
The next lie that is told is the Out And Out Lies. Also known as the bald-faced lies. This lie hides the true meanings in things. “When this sort of lie is told, it can be easily confronted” (p. 165, Ericsson). The Out And Out Lies can cause an argument with anyone and can’t “refashion reality, it tries to refute it” (Ericsson). The Out And Out lies are like watching someone break an expensive item and when you confront then they would lie about breaking that particular item.
Third, this lie is known as Dismissal. “Dismissal is perhaps the slipperiest of all lies” *(p. 166). For example, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! I am the Great Oz!” The Wizard of Oz. Dismissal also “ranks as a kind of lie that can do as much damage to a person as any other kind of lie” (p. 166).A Dismissal lie is, for example a child tells her friend that she likes this boy, but the friend would say, “Sure you do” and walk