White lies, lies to protect others, and lies to cause harm, three distinct types and categories of lies, they also seem to be the most recurring types of lies. Teenagers and adults lie in situations that are presented and feel like it. Experts like Immanuel Kant explain that all lies are unjustifiable, whereas Randy Cohen and Professor Bella DePaulo, believe in their professional opinion that lying is usually justifiable. In my humble opinion, I believe that lying is usually justified due to its effects, loss of credibility, lies to protect others, and lies in a life or death situation. In a society that relies heavily on the usage of lies, when it it truly justified to lie? In my humble opinion, it is justified to lie sometimes due to lies
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Granted, my opponents such as Kant believe that lying is never justifiable, even in a life or death situation (Article 2 Paragraph 2). Yet most would say that lying can be excused when saving someone’s life, as once can see by this, Kant is an extremist when it comes to the opposition of lying. Lying is justified in a situation that could be “To protect someone from serious harm” as stated by Cohen (Article 1 paragraph 10). This evidence highlights this evidence highlights that in the rare occasion that one might be chased by a murderer and he or she asks where he went you could lie and say that he went in another direction, by doing so you could save someone from a fatality. This is highly important to consider to do so in an event where someone's life or something of high value is at stake. According to the ISPOS poll, “65 percent of those questioned said it was OK to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feeling...” (Article 1 paragraph 7). This is to show that lying is believed to be the solution to sparing feelings. One can see by this that lying is justifiable in to show sensitivity. By this one can see that lying is an important aspect to our lives that we should use, but not
Granted, my opponents such as Kant believe that lying is never justifiable, even in a life or death situation (Article 2 Paragraph 2). Yet most would say that lying can be excused when saving someone’s life, as once can see by this, Kant is an extremist when it comes to the opposition of lying. Lying is justified in a situation that could be “To protect someone from serious harm” as stated by Cohen (Article 1 paragraph 10). This evidence highlights this evidence highlights that in the rare occasion that one might be chased by a murderer and he or she asks where he went you could lie and say that he went in another direction, by doing so you could save someone from a fatality. This is highly important to consider to do so in an event where someone's life or something of high value is at stake. According to the ISPOS poll, “65 percent of those questioned said it was OK to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feeling...” (Article 1 paragraph 7). This is to show that lying is believed to be the solution to sparing feelings. One can see by this that lying is justifiable in to show sensitivity. By this one can see that lying is an important aspect to our lives that we should use, but not