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    Why Is Lying Acceptable

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    Is Lying Acceptable? Is honesty always the best policy? There is a great split between people when it comes to the topic of lying. Some say lying is utterly wrong, no matter what; however, other individuals say lying is justified. There are many beliefs about the justification of lying, including the belief that the position of the liar determines if lying is okay. Lying can be allowable because sometimes there is a need to protect others. Lying is not completely wrong, especially when it comes

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    When Is Lying OK?

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    When is lying OK?Always,sometimes, or never.Lying is a false statement, or untruthfulness.I believe lying is sometimes ok because you could get away with things. To start, some people believe that lying is good when it comes to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.Lying can delay pain or suffering.For example,If a kid’s mother was brutally murdered and tortured.I would just tell the kid that his mother got into an accident.Telling him this would avoid making him feel hurt.Telling a lie is

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    Lying, By Jeremy Bentham

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    I am going to argue why lying is immoral no matter who you might be lying to, friends, family, and even someone you do not know. This is immoral because even though lying to someone may bring relief or happiness it’s still hiding the truth from that person. Hiding something they deserve to know even though it may hurt them may also be a form of lying. There are many situations where lying may end friendships, relationships, or even tare families apart because most people want to know the truth no

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    Lying Is Morally Wrong?

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    Lying is morally wrong. Lying is wrong because it could lead to reputations being ruined,intense guilt,hurting innocent people, and so much more. In excerpts from The Bible and from the play “Hippolytus” by Euripides, the consequences of lying are center stage. Lying leaves the person with guilt that will never leave them. In Genesis 4:13 Cain tells God,”My punishment is heavier than I can bear; now you are driving me off the land, and I must hide myself from your presence”(Keystone Giant Print

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    Immanuel Kant On Lying

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    They must avoid lying, avarice, and false humility. Lying involves making false statements in order to deceive others or the person making the lies. Avarice is the extreme greed for wealth or any material gain. False Humility involves thinking poorly of oneself and having low self-esteem. This excerpt focuses on explaining why lying is bad for one’s moral being There are two types of lies that a person can commit. It can be an external lie or an internal lie. External lies involve lying to other people

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    Margaret Moran Dressen-Hour 6 05/26/18 The Truth for the Liar Although lying is sometimes used as an easy way out of trouble or a quick save from having to admit something you don’t want to , lying and hiding things can actually ruin relationships by leaving the receiver of the lie questioning why was it necessary to lie. In relationships of all types, there is a mutual trust that is set between the two persons

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    very important for people to know when someone is lying to avoid eventually getting hurt, or for public safety and security. Detecting lies from a terrorist who is being interrogated has become of essence following the increase in fatal cases due to terrorist attacks such as that of September 11, 2001. Movies production studios and television stations started making films about the use of lie catchers to sense when a person being interrogated is lying. However, some individuals have been witnessed to

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    When Is Lying Wrong

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    Lying is sometimes ok when you are protecting someone, it can be your mom your friend or just someone you barely know. But the point is you sometimes have to be a little sly with the truth. My reason to lying is to protect people's feelings and well being. For example when your friend ask if they look dumb in some type of clothing and say no but think it's terrible. Or when you say your babysitter has curfew, like when you're at a dinner party. My source was lies,lies,lies. Also my example is anne

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    most frowned upon time in that people found themselves searching for ways out of mistakes and how to cast blame on others. This makes lying common to save reputations and lives. In The Crucible, significant characters go to extreme lengths to protect their reputations by lying. Many people in the world today reject the idea that there are grave consequences of lying to protect themselves until it is too late. As observed in Miller’s play, Abigail lies to protect her own reputation and others around

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    Lying: Video Analysis

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    given a video to watch all about how to spot a liar. According to Pamela Meyer (2011), the two truths about lying are that lying is a cooperative act, and that we as a society are against lying…but secretly for it (Meyer, 2011). Both facts to me are equally surpising but in many ways make absolute sense. Ultimately the one I agree with more however, is that we as a society are against lying…but secretly for it. Every individual on this earth at one time or another has lied. We lie for many reasons

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