When Is Lying Justified

Picture this! Your shopping with your friend and she sees this dress that she thinks is beautiful but you don't. When she asks for your opinion what would you do? You don't want to hurt your friend's feelings so lying may be your only option to tell her. I firmly believe lying is acceptable in our society

Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. For example, in article one it says that “Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her and her family lied to the Nazis.”(1) If they didn't lie to protect Anne Frank wouldn't have survived. What i mean by this is that not everyone lies to hurt others some people lie to protect others.In addition, in article one Randy Cohen and Ethics Columnist says “ Not only is lying justified but a moral duty.” (2) Lying is an important essential to protect friendships and feelings of others. As an example, a father had a tumor but didn't tell his daughter till later to help her from worrying too much. Lying isn't as bad as people think when it's benefiting others. …show more content…
For example in article one DePaulo stated that “Lying can help maintain a relationship.” (1)This connects to my argument because if you're 100% honesty in a relationship you might offend your partner/friend. Also, instead of disagreeing and starting an argument you can just not say anything even though you might not agree with them. In addition, in article one it states that many military officials will lie to protect secret plans or agents at risk.This is important because it shows that not all people lie to hurt others. Another way to say this is people will lie but not everyone lie just to for the fun of it. Lying is justified when the outcome is more good than