Is Lying Justified In Research

One of the ways in which one can justify lying is when one is lying to protect others’ feelings. For example an article from NBC News supports this by stating, “Your fictional spouse, about to accept a Nobel prize, asks if they look fat. ‘If You’re on the way to the award ceremony, you say, ‘You look fabulous,’ Cohen instructs”. This demonstrates that lying is justified to protect others’ feelings, because if one were to say anything else that would be quite rude and make the person feel bad about it. Although, the other person may want to know the truth and if they are not already on the way to the ceremony, then it would be a

“...ok to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.” The people who believe lying is justified, usually say it’s ok to not tell the truth to cover someone’s feelings or to keep someone from being hurt mentally and/or physically. However in the long run, they may think it’s for the better but are still blatantly lying and could possibly cause even more damage than intended. “Apparently even white lies are acceptable, even necessary.” Everyone tells a white lie here and there, and if they’re lucky it won’t affect anyone, but why should it be risked? Just because we color code a lie doesn’t makes it kind of “ok.” Do we say a white lie is ok, and a yellow lie is bad, and a red lie is unacceptable?o, because a lie is lie in the end, whether is considered a “white lie” or just a lie. A person might tell a white lie, but gets caught so has to cover it with another lie again and again, and in the end turns out not to be considered a white lie anymore. Others who say it’s justified, have a different opinion on lying, but as a question, why should we lie when honesty is an option?Everyday people hear others lie and see how bad the outcome it could be, however still deliberately lie. When a person lies to you they don’t respect you in a way others don’t see, or when a person calls you a liar they insult your integrity. However, in vise versa if the opposite person lies to them they are being egocentric. So in the

William Shakespeare once said, “God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.” Lying is without a doubt never justifiable because lying can lead into even greater conflicts that might never be resolved additionally lying would ruin someone’s reputation; one might argue that lying can be justifiable under one circumstance which is that lying can protect people from danger; however, lying can make someone lose people’s trust.

Lying can save you in severe situations such as life or death. Elie lied about his age and said he was eighteen instead of fifteen. “‘Your age?’ he asked, perhaps trying to sound paternal. ‘I'm eighteen.’ My voice was trembling.” (Wiesel 31). Not telling exact information to strangers about yourself can prevent bad things from happening. He told the doctor he was sick so he didn’t have to get his crown taken. His crown could buy him an extra ration of bread and soup, so he decided it’d be smart to keep it. He said he was a farmer because it could save him from being killed immediately. Lying is one of many ways that can help people survive in certain situations.

The majority of people think lying is inherently wrong, and it is only justified in cases of significant benefit. Fear, manipulation and pride are the three main reasons people choose to lie. Some of the harsher lies are

Furthermore, it is justified to lie in order to prevent hurting someone. Most people are familiar with the white lies we tell to avoid an argument or just to make others feel better. These lies can be found in the article “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying”, published by NBCNews.com. Within this article, people are asked about their opinions on when it is okay to lie. It states, “In the AP-Ipsos poll, 65 percent

Kant argues the it is never permissible to lie as it is immoral. He believes a lie harms humanity and our entire social life. He then states "it is never permissible to lie, even if by lying we could save a friend from being murdered. Although Kant believes it is immoral to lie, it may sometimes be immoral to speak the truth. When speaking the truth it may improve their life but that is not always the case. If we speak the truth to cause pointless embarrassment or harm to one another it is just as bad as lying to them. The truth is sometimes more damaging than useful and will make that person rethink of what they have been doing and a worse life experience. Sometimes the truth should be avoided if it is to cause pointless pain and

Lying can be described as the act of telling an untruth, but just when is it ok to lie? In the articles, “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying,” from Life on NBCNEWS.com, and “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth,” by Barbara Ballinger, it provides evidence that leads me to believe that lying is acceptable when you do it to protect a relationship or someone from a life or death situation.

Lying to protect someone or their feelings is sometimes justified, while the other types of lies are not. In the article, “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” by Life on NBCNEWS.com, a noted ethics columnist, Randy

In the article, “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant,” by Sissela Bok, Bok reports, “Truthfulness in statements which cannot be avoided is the formal duty if an individual to everyone,” (Bok). This statement is disagreeing with NBC News’ statement when stating that lying is a moral duty. It also states that the truth will always come first which could be argued with. Kant also states “This is an absolutist position, prohibiting all lies, even those told for the best of purposes or to avoid the most horrible of fate,” (Kant). Kant states that even if lying to protect someone is needed, to not try and lie to protect someone. This also shows that Kant disagrees with all lies even if it protects someone or something from harm. Therefore, some think lying is never justified.

Joud zahran 10.5 Lies And Deception We all lie, we all have our secrets are reasons to why. Some people might define lying as good, a way to spare another from pain or themselves. Others may see it badly. As for the definition of lies from dictionary.com “a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.”

One reason why lying is mostly unjustified is because it’s even more stressful than telling the truth. In the article “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth” by Barbara Ballinger she focuses on Brad Blanton, a psychotherapist that states “...it keeps you locked in the jail of your own mind… truth is easier, takes less time… less stressful.” This shows that lying is mostly unjustified because although many people think lying is easier, it just makes it harder on yourself. It creates stress and fills your mind with guilt. In reality, it’s easier to deliver the truth to the person you lied to. In spite of this, many people still disagree with this argument. For example, in the article ”It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” by NBCNews they quote Bella DePaulo who studied about the phenomenon about lying and states ””People who say lying is wrong are often thinking in the abstract… we can’t always pick honesty without compromising some other value that might be as important”-like maintaining a happy relationship… partner is saying something you

Lots of people lie, but when is it actually justified to lie and when is it not justified? In four articles each author shared their opinions on lying. Each author had a different perspective on the topic. Lying is sometimes acceptable when it is used to protect the feelings of others.

In Article 2 we learn about a German philosopher named Immanuel Kant. He believes that lying cannot be justified in any circumstance. He states that “ a lie, even if it does not wrong any particular individual, it always harms mankind individually.” His statement talks about how a lie will always harm someone no matter how big or small the lie is and it won’t matter whether it was your intention to harm or not. He also talks about how lying harms the liar by “ destroying his human dignity and making him more worthless than a small thing.” This statement alone shows how damaging lying can be especially if you care about your dignity and self worth. His evidence clearly supports honesty and why lying just can’t be justified.

We all lie, and from my perspective of lying, it’s not always a wrong idea. Parents lie to children to keep their innocence intact, at the same time, a good parent’s lying shouldn’t make his or her child an ignorant adult (Santa Claus vs where babies come from). Lying, with the concept of keeping someone out of physical harm isn’t wrong either. For example, a friend says he or she can’t go out, because he or she was preoccupied, but instead he or she really was headed out to be a vigilante, and he or she didn’t want anyone to get physically hurt. However, I believe lying shouldn’t be the only escape from hurting someone, like it shouldn’t be a scapegoat when telling a person an actual opinion of something. If a friend asks “Do you like my sweater?” whether or not one actually like/ prefer it, instead of blatantly hating on it, a better form of saying this, one could end up saying something similar to “it looks cool” or “it’s a unique one”.