Lies have powerful effects on all of us based on the lecture “The Truth about Lying” by Judith Viorst. At an early age‚ I found out that lies could change our opinion about the people that lie to us and their credibility. It is not necessary to lie since if we feel that the truth might hurt the other person‚ a polite silence should suffice. As Viorst Says‚ “I suffer most from the misconception that children can’t take the truth” (135). This reminded me of how hurt and devastated I was when I found
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Truth is Truth‚ Lying is Lying Judith Viorst describes in her essay “The Truth about Lying‚” a very interesting and intellectual composition. The author has made a great exertion to try to present four different kinds of lies people tell in their daily life. She has separated them into four sub-groups: Social Lies‚ Peace-Keeping Lies‚ and Protective Lies‚ and Trust-Keeping Lies‚ and uses headings to separate them. She has used a lot of different techniques to convey her message to the reader. Over
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Period The Truth About Lying Studies show that the average person lies several times a day. Even the smallest of lies make you stress‚ which can cause your heart rate and breathing to increase‚ digestion to slow down‚ and hypersensitivity of muscle and nerve fibers. These affects may not sound that serious‚ but over time‚ they can lead to conditions that no one would want‚ such as coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and congestive heart failure. This could happen all because of lying‚ because when
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1. Richard. A and Friedman M.D. “BEHAVIOR; Truth About Lies: They Tell a Lot About a Liar.” The New York Times (2003). 17 Jun 2016. I am interested in this New York Times’s article because it focuses on slightly different perspective compared with other articles. Most of the websites that have read are based on people who lie and the other side of people who are lied. However‚ Richard. A and Friedman M.D. introduce us that antisocial people are
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more than they actually do (“Your muffins are the best!”). Adapted from Allison Kornet‚ “The Truth About Lying” Assignment: Is deception ever justified? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading‚ studies‚ experience or
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Telling the Truth about Lying Why should one tell the truth if it’s one’s advantage to lie? This question caught my attention as I scanned through a thick‚ old and tattered encyclopedia. While I was sitting on a green comfy chair parallel to a wooden table‚ I pondered upon the said question coming from a renowned philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein who formulated the theory of truth. It was said that he spent his entire life answering the question which made me wonder how long it would take me
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In the video‚ Pamela Mayer mention two truths about lying. The first truth about lying was that it is a cooperative act. According to Mayer‚ “no one can lie to you without your approval. The liar and the recipient participate in a fabric of mythmaking together. A lie does not have power by its utterance–its power lies in someone agreeing to believe the lie” (2010‚ pg. 22). In my opinion‚ Pamela is definitely correct‚ the only way someone can lie to us is if we allowed them‚ but if do not allow
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unanswered‚ lingering in the air. “Is lying really something that is for the better good?” Within the many levels of lying lays a wavering argument only known as lying. Is it justified? Perhaps it should only be classified as unforgivable? Lying is a “necessity” in our everyday lives‚ it is and can be needed for the greater good whether it comes to lying to save a relationship with a close friend‚ or used to protect someone and even used to save a life. Lying is an action that is acceptable; it can
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Frankie Younger PHIL 121Q Clark 1.31.17 On Truth and Lying in a Nonmoral Sense In this essay I intend to tease apart a passage from Nietzsche’s essay “On Truth and Lying in a Nonmoral Sense” pertaining to concept formation. I will break down his argument into its core constituents and entertain several readings of his claims‚ establishing one of them as closest to Nietzsche’s original intentions. Then‚ I will analyze how this argument fits into the rest of the essay‚ and of which specific interpretation
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could save an individual from harm. I believe that lying is hardly justified unless it brings harm to an individual. Lying is not only just justified‚ but it is also considered a “moral duty” to protect someone from harm. In paragraph ten of “Its the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying‚” by NBC News‚ they state that “Not only is lying justified‚ it is sometimes a moral duty to protect‚ says Cohen. An obvious example is when you’re lying to protect someone from serious harm. But much less
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