When Is Lying Justified

Your out with your spouse and a girl walks by. You can’t help yourself but stare, so she asks if you think she’s pretty. Would you lie to spare her feelings? Or tell the truth and risk losing her? I firmly believe lying is acceptable in our society only in certain situations.

Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. For example,In the article it states,”Military officials would lie to protect secret plans.” Another way to say this is if you don’t lie sometimes it can cause serious harm. What I mean by this is lying is justified when you really need to do it. In addition, in “Lies,Lies,Lies,”by Paul Gray, Anne Frank wouldn’t have survived without those who sheltered her and lied to the Nazis. To put this a different way is lying to prevent death is a duty. This shows people care if one another is hurt mentally or physically. Lying is when you care and what not protect one another. …show more content…
For example, In the passage,” If your spouse asks if she looks fat you say no.” The reason for this is that if you’re already there it stops complaining. What I mean by this is it stops having her to go home and change, sol it protects her feelings. In addition, in the passage it states,”they are just white lies.” What I mean by this if you tell them they won’t cause serious harm. Another way to say this is if it’s a tiny lie you can get through the day without drama. Lying is less than a duty and more of a