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    The third lie is the Out-and-Out Lie, which telling something that everyone knows is a lie. As the screenwriter Ericsson puts it, “At least when this sort of lie is told it can be easy to confronted”(479). The essence of her argument is that it is easy for the liars to argue with the person who is being lied to because those liars are already have the prove before they try to act like they do not know anything. I had used this type of lie many times when I was a high school student. For example,…

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    Ericsson’s essay titled, “The Ways We Lie” breaks down the activity of lying into subcategories of the different kinds of lies we tell on a daily basis. In addition, Ericsson’s essay manages to point out the elemental role that lying plays in our lives and our culture. We all lie, whether to abstain from confrontation, spare people’s feelings, conveniently forget, keep secrets, or even to justify our own words and actions. By clarifying the extent into which we all lie, Ericsson insinuates an…

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    Immanuel Kant Analysis

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    philosopher? Immanuel Kant would refer to a lie as.Your standpoint may differ from mine.I in believe lying is only permitted,when it can be used to protect and care for others or yourself. No one wants to hurt a friends feelings.The U.S. Political Campaign:Lies,Lies,Lies Excerpt feels the same.They call this type of lie the ‘’I love your dress’’ lie.It’s what the person(friend)who is being lied to wants.Also the people who wrote the excerpt believe that “most “little white lies” belong…

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    Essay 3 Let’s Think of the time you had to lie. Was it easier than to tell the truth? We all know that there are different types lies. There is the bold face lie, the big lie, the little white lie, and the cover-up. Sometimes we all need to lie once in a while, but lying all the time is not ok. By saying that being a lair is not the best way to live. Personal experience has determined to me that lying is necessary, may be needed, at the time; can also come back and haunt you. One…

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    White lies are known as “harmless” lies. They are lies that are not intended to hurt someone’s feelings. Have you ever heard a lie about yourself that did not hurt your feelings? Once a lie comes out of someone’s mouth, there is no control over how other people will take it. So, who’s to say that white lies are harmless? Lying is a morally conscious decision that marks a destination with no sense of direction, hope, or drive. Lying is a misrepresentation of the truth. The truth holds no meaning…

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    The three main types of lies are: white lies, lies to protect the liar, and lies to cause harm. Experts like Brad Blunt expresses that lies are sometimes justified, but it complicates the relationship, whereas Immanuel Kant believes that all lives are unjustified. Teens in the articles exhibit lie as being sometime, when mothers are lying to their kids lying to others is sometimes justified due to lie have cost, lies hurt the relationship, and lies can lead to deadly situations. First of all,…

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    The Way We Lie Analysis

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    Telling a lie is just as common as telling a truth. According to Webster’s dictionary, a lie is characterized as a statement created with the intent to deceive or to give a false impression. It is a straightforward definition, but it does not mention the extent a lie serves a person 's self interest nor the consequence the lie can have on other people. In Stephanie Ericsson’s “The Way We Lie,” Ericsson attempts to categorize the various types of lies and their ramifications, whereas in Anton…

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    The truth is that a lie is not just a simple story created with the intent to hurt. It is a way of escaping the reality of a problem or it is a last resort because you do not want to embarrass yourself by being honest. Moreover, the adage “honesty is the best policy” does not always ring true for many. Sometimes we have to lie in order to get to the truth. In Stephanie Ericsson’s “The Ways We Lie,” we find that lying is a natural and unavoidable act. For example, “The White Lie,” this is a…

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    He simply breaks down lying into two make categories one being a judicious lie, meaning a lie that is told without causing emotional or physical harm to another, this is a lie the world needs (Twain 1). If Twain was to be alive today and saw the contemporary idea that is “fake news”, he would have no choice but to put this type of lie in the latter category, injudicious lying. This type of lie has no noble cause and does nothing but hurt another for the ill gains of the individual who…

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    Reasons Why People Lie

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    People lie for many reasons in this world, because of the way their brain was trained and the psychological part of it, and depending on the person it could be for the better or worse. Our environment is where we pick everything up from so that contributes to how often a person lies and their reasons. Lies can become very complicated depending on the situation, there are different lies. People also lie because of the good of their heart whether they know if it’s bad or not because sometimes…

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