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Lying: Article Analysis
You see your friend at school and he tells you how is my hair what do you do lie or tell the truth.
Some people lie just to protect others and their feelings. I believe lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others.
Lying can help protect feelings of others. For example, in the article, “it’s the truth” by NBC news Randy cohen states that “some people lie to protect someone from serious harm.” This shows that cohen lies just to protect people’s feelings. This is important because cohen likes to lie but he uses it in a good way. For example, in the article lies,lies,lies, by paul gray it states that the military and intelligence officials will as a matter of routine lie to protect secret plans or agents at risk. This shows that the military protect their secret plans so they won't die.,what I mean by this is the military is lying to protect each other so they won't die. In conclusion I believe lying is ok only when it's used to protect others.
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For example in the article, lies,lies,lies, by Paul gray it states that lying to protect can literally be a matter of life or death. Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her and her family lied to the nazis. This shows that Anne Frank and her family saved each other from a dangerous situation. To put it another way is Anne Frank and her family lied to save each other. For example, in the article, tell the truth by Barbara Ballinger it states that we shouldn't manipulate the truth except for rare times if you're hiding Anne Frank in your attic because her life is in danger. This shows that someone put Anne Frank in her attic because her life was in danger. To put it in another way is someone lied to save Anne Frank’s life. In conclusion, I believe lying is ok for saving someone's

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