Lying Essay

First and foremost, I would like to make it apparent to you that I am incredibly sorry for lying about the status of an assignment in one of my classes, AP Human Geography. I understand now that what I did was foolish and selfish. It isn’t fair to you as a parent to have your child lie to you, especially in the manner that I went about doing so. What I did was incredibly selfish, but I know my actions are inexcusable. The purpose of me writing all of this is, to put it quite simply, apologize…

special person? Should deceiving be more important than your integrity and values? Is lying even the best solution or is their never a well justified reason of lying? At times you feel that their is no more options then hiding the truth from a certain person just for their own good. Wanting what you believe is the“best” for that individual could take you to a process of deceiving. In certain circumstances lying is the easiest option to take in order to avoid a problem.…

Lying, in general, is something that we chastise and place a negative valence upon. To tell the truth is considered the morally correct thing to do. Much ink has been spilled on the nature of truth and its importance. For instance, Kant thought that it was an imperative to tell the truth. To do otherwise, he considered, is a violation of the categorical imperative since one could not will lying to be a universal law. “This means that when you tell a lie, you merely take exception to the…

opinion. Do you tell the truth and potentially hurt his feelings or do lie to protect his feelings. I firmly believe that lying is OK in our daily lives. Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. For example, someone asks how they look before they go meet a lot of people , so you tell them they look nice; anything else would be cruel (Randy Cohen,3). Lying to someone about them can make them feel good about themselves and keep them happy. It is better to tell a lie…

issue of lying is something that can be quite debatable. Whether it can be justified in some instances depends solely on what the person believes to be morally correct. On one hand, you can have the idea that lying is permissible in order to save someone’s life and protect them. On the other hand, you have the idea that lying is not something that is morally correct because it is sinful and shouldn’t be done. What it really comes down to is a person’s motivation for lying. Is all lying sinful?…

are one of many lies you can tell. this is one that can keep someone out of trouble so .lying is ok for helping out people and for saving lives and other things. Lying can get people out of trouble. For example in the article teens do their share of lying by loretta ragsdell. it states in the article many ways how teens get away from trouble while lying .this shows that teens getaway trouble just for lying. For example this one teen explains that she lies that she's at the library when she's…

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…

more interesting.“ 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 the article U.S. Political Campaign, it says “Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her and her family lied to the Nazis.”(1) Anne Frank and her family would have passed away a lot sooner if it weren’t for the people that truly loved Anne Frank didn’t risk their lives for her. Lying is acceptable when it comes to…

Lying is sometimes the necessary and proper thing to do. Being untruthful can be done in a moral way. I view lying in a utilitarian like way. If it is done to support most people's happiness and wellbeing , the act is moral. Lying becomes necessary when it spares the feelings of others, saves lives, and to protect the general public. To Kant, lying would not be acceptable ever. According to his philosophy, one person lying is allowing for everyone to lie. There would be no exceptions for one…

believe lying is acceptable in today’s society. Lying is justified when it is used to protect and care for others. For example, a poll shows that two-thirds of people say it is okay to lie to protect feelings. When you use a lie to protect others people see it as an act of protection. Many people don’t want to ruin a relationship or friendship just because they don’t want to do something. In paragraph 10 Cohen states lying is sometimes even a moral duty such as a situation where you’re lying to…