Lie Vs Storytelling

“One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit.”(Frankfurt). This statement truly defines the current situation of our life. I have developed a decent interest in this topic because we are surrounded by it and the majority of people don’t recognize it. There have been a lot of difficulties in understanding this topic as there are no particular theory has been given to this topic. According to Frankfurt bullshit is unavoidable at conditions in which we expect somebody to talk without recognizing what he is discussing. Therefore, the production of bullshit is based on the opportunities that an individual have to express more on a particular topic than his knowledge on the particular topic. We are going to talk about the similarities and differences between lying and bullshit. We will also discuss that which one is more harmful to the society and why, we are also going to discuss about some of the questions that are related to bullshitting in our life and discuss why we are not doing anything about it or it is just a human tendency.

Most people have all lied at some point for whatever reason it may have been. Lying while an easy way to get out of trouble or save someone’s feelings should only be used in certain situations. Lying causes loss of trust, double standards, and should only be used by the military.

The whole town was regarding me as some sort of hussie. Most of the people around me believed the fact that my husband was long passed and yet, they condemned me. They must not have understood what I had endured. I had overcome so many trials and tribulations, yet they persecuted me for a slip of judgement. That prison cell offered nothing but respite from the judging gaze that the others had taken to giving me. My daughter and I were waiting until the rest of our punishment was given to us. I worried about my safety, but moreso my dear baby’s. I didn’t know what they would do to her and I hoped it was nothing too severe. My escort to punishment arrived as I got my bearings back. I had finally gotten to feel the sunlight on my skin after however long I had been in that cell.

“Young as I was, I knew that I wanted the story to be true, true in the way fiction can be true” (Achebe) .

Storytelling is a method of transmitting an idea from one person to another. The rabbis depict this story for the purpose of explaining and trying to justify the relationship between God and Jerusalem. This excerpt is symbolic because it uses Hadrian, the most powerful person during that particular era deriving his power from God. This lifts up the deity to supreme power and proves that God is sovereign over the universe. God decides the fate of Jerusalem and therefore Hadrian only defeats the Jewish people because it is will of god. This gives an alternate meaning behind the wealth and power that Rome controls. Hadrian proclaiming “I have conquered Jerusalem with great power” and Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakaki stating “Do not boast. Had it been

The experiment is based around whether detectives can figure who is lying or telling the truth based on body language and other factors. The experiment is going to consist of volunteers that are different in every way.

I have always been intrigued by the fact that we tell people things that we knowingly know to be false and hope that they think it is true. More often than not, we make the conscious decision to tell a lie. Whether that lie go unnoticed or spotted, it is up to a skilled group of interrogators who have built up the skill to detect lies over the years of training and practical application of doing so. Researchers say, “Deception is a major aspect of social interaction; people admit to using it in 14 percent of emails, 27 percent of face-to-face interactions, and 37 percent of phone calls.” (Tenenbaum). Through my research I have come to the conclusion that not all lies are intended to be deceiving, or harmful in anyway. There are lies we tell to protect others, or ourselves. It has always interested me that many times we catch a lie and let it slip, completely forgetting about it in the minutes to follow. People want to avoid confrontation and so when they catch a lie they don't call the liar out. We hear lies everyday, politics state lies and usually face no consequences. When we are younger our parents

Webster’s Dictionary defines a lie as an intentionally false statement. However, defining a simple three-letter word is not as easy as it seems on the surface. Upon reading or hearing the word lie, people are instantly associated with a general feeling of negativity. Lying generally creates feelings of dishonesty, untrustworthiness, deceit, and betrayal. However, lying is one of the oldest human social practices. Erin Bryant explains in her essay “Real Lies, White Lies, and Gray Lies” that even though lying has a derogatory label, it is a very common social behavior used by a majority of people on a daily basis. It has been a subject of scrutiny through the millennia by philosophers such as St. Augustine, Aristotle, and Plato. Can lies

Kids lie about horrible grades , adults lie about being busy. Everyone lies , don’t we? A lie is an untruthful declaration told to another person stated by Immanuel Kant. Kids , Adults, people world wide lie on a daily basis.Lying can be justified when it creates more positive results than negative ones.

As a child I was always taught lying was wrong. I was not always the most honest person and can admit that. Sometimes I would lie and it wouldn’t be on purpose. As the years began to progress, it became harder for me to lie. I always had a sense of guilt after telling a lying. I am currently a junior in college, two years ago I was a freshman in college. During my freshman year in college is when I told the biggest lie to my parents. As a college freshman my focus was more on having fun than I was on my studies. When I received my grades of my semester, I received a “D” in one of my classes. Needless to say I was very scared to tell my parents. When it came time to tell my parents I knew I couldn’t be honest. My lie started when I took my

Most likely everyone has been lied to or deceived by someone or something.A lie is a statement that intentionally untrue, for various reasons sometimes to avoid conflict or to avoid embarrassment there are also many more numerous reasons why people lie. Whereas deception is the action or practice of fooling someone by hiding or misrepresenting the

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 frank she was in hiding and the people harboring her when she was in the attic. Anne frank survived as long as she did because they lied to the nazis. My other reason is to shelter people and their feelings. So when your friends say if they are cool and say yes but they lame.

"Mason, let's go before they catch us !" Liam shouted . Mason replied in a shouted distinct voice " Stop yelling they are gonna hear us. Liam I'm telling you we will be safe here stop taking a chance let's just wait it out man ." "I'll catch you boys don't worry !" While hiding in a student lockers, they were communicating through the inside wall. One had a math test for this week and one had the English test for next week. Liam and Mason were trouble makers and always down to do dirty stuff which no one were expecting.

Storytelling is the oral tradition of sharing stories and recounting events of the past. It is an ancient art form and is a dear form of human expression (What is). Most historians and psychologists alike agree that storytelling is one of the many things binding and defining humanity as we know it because everything revolves around storytelling in one form or another. Humans are possibly the only animals capable of creating and telling stories.

As the world grows and people spread around it, more and more cultures and ethics tend to rise and fall. Languages are taught and improved communication is increased and released much more than meets the eye. As everything grows around us, so does lies and deception. It’s been one of the most known trait of mankind, the deceptive nature and its abuse around the world. And the most commonly used way to spread those pitiful lies and deception is through the wondrous invention, the media! The media is a double edged sword, the reason is because the bigger is your lie, the worse it would get for you to maintain it. Thus rendering it to be almost useless in case of spreading lies. As one day all lies will be revealed, because that’s basically