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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 Blanton expresses that lies are sometimes justified but it complicates relationships, where as Immanuel Kant believes that all lies are unjustified. Teens in the article exhibit lies as being sometimes justified when mothers lie about the cartoons. Lying to others is sometimes justified when lies have a cost, lies to protect others and relationships, and lies to protect others from…

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    Persuading someone is any means necessary to make someone believe your point, but where does it become wrong? There is always that guilty feeling for telling a little white lie to persuade someone even when your intentions are good. It’s difficult to go around the fine line of manipulation when we try to convince someone to do something. Living in today’s society it is easy to manipulate the truth when using our rhetorical skills. Rhetoric is any means necessary for persuasion. Truth is that…

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    Ideas Of Lying Research

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    From these years beginning of the world, lying was born with the story of Adam and Eva. It was firstly said by Satan, the presenter of evil and deception. Is lying always bad? And people who tell the lie are part of malefactor, aren't they? Otherwise, there are many different ideas about lying which is assumed to be a part of human life. It is born the same time as every human and cannot be discarded, but it can be controlled or also may turn into very worst. We never know what will happen; all…

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    that case we have been lying since we were young even if we don’t know. Everyone lies it’s part of human-nature, we lie everyday. According to a study a person lies three times every ten minutes and that's a lot. People lie to look good,but it doesn’t always end well, people start to lose trust. I think we shouldn’t lie because people end up not trusting you anymore. Then why do we lie? “It boils down to the shifting sands of the self and trying to look good both to ourselves and others” experts…

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    Lieland By Etgar Keret

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    Do you think it is a good idea to lie? Many people do, if it’s for a good reason just like Robbie. Robbie is a character from Etgar Keret’s story, “Lieland.” Lieland is a fantastic story that introduces us to the world of lies. This world is where all the lies people have told go to and stay. “Lieland” feels like you are reading a fairytale and has reminded people of Alice in Wonderland. Like Alice, Robbie discovered a hole that led him into an alternate universe where his lies have gone to…

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    When is lying okay, sometimes, never, or all the time? Most people lie every day of their lives. Lies are made up on the spot when you're under pressure. Maybe lying can help save a life. Everyone has at least lied in their life, even those people who say they never lie. Most people lie to protect others feelings. They use white lies to cover up the truth. I believe that lying is sometimes okay. It depends where or when you are lying. I know that lying is wrong but we all have lied so why not…

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    situations where I had to lie because it might have hurt their feelings if I had told them the cold truth. So, I boldly believe that being honest all the time in a difficult position is laborious. But it lying might protect others, it might get you out of strenuous situations, help being positive and encouraging,…

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    At some point in everyone’s life they will lie. Whether it is a little white lie or a lie that covers up a murder it is wrong. In the novel, “The Great Gatsby,” all the characters do is lie. From the very beginning the reader knows that Daisy’s husband, Tom, is having an affair with a sleazy woman named Myrtle. Typically this is not something that is good for a marriage, so Tom lies to Daisy. The only catch is that Daisy knows that he is lying, but figures that it is easier to pretend to be…

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    Telling The Truth Analysis

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    Truth be Told Some will argue that honestly is what defines who you are as a person. Humans are attracted to certain physical and mental traits without the realization that they are doing it. We as people interact and communicate with one another on a regular basis. This is how we live our life. When these interactions can be made with full trust in each other, the results are only positive. Being able to invest your full trust in another person is a very difficult thing to…

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    Radio Scenarios

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    In the radio lab, they have discussed about lies, lie couther, and lying to yourself. They presented different scenarios to depict how depiction is important but not always. First, they presented a scenario about the snake who lies. This snake play dead and he seems died at first and comes back again. Why he has this behavior? To answer this it might seem hard since we have not heard whether he benefited from his behavior. However, it might help him to survive or to attack other. In this first…

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