White lie

allegation that he had an affair with a White House intern while serving as President of the United States. A statement that was later found to be false and perjurious, and one that would eventually undermine his presidency. Lies come in different shapes and forms - while some lies can be harmless, others, such as President Clinton’s scandalous lie, are self-serving and can cause a great degree of harm to others or even to oneself. In Stephanie Ericsson’s “The Way We Lie,” Ericsson categorizes the various

Ways We Lie”, I believe that there are several ways a person may tell a lie. According to our text, Webster defines a lie as a false statement or action especially made with the intent to deceive. Some lies can be harmless and others can be very harmful. Any lie told is one of deceitful intentions, whether it was an intentional or unintentional lie. A person could tell a white lie, facade, ignoring the plain facts, stereotypes and clichés, or an out-and-out lie. Regardless, of what type of lie that

the decision that a simple lie brings. I believe she doesn’t have any faith that everyone could tell the truth. The truth is something that is hard to say, and people at times need to lie to protect their love ones. In the beginning of the chapter of “The Noble Lie” she explains how there are different lies. She explains how the lies have different reasons to for people doing it. For some of those reasons it is impossible to be completely truth. Some have to lie to protect others, and cover

“Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.” So, is it okay to tell white lies? Do you tell white lies for your own sake? Why do you lie even though you know that no matter how big or small your lie is, it is still considered as immoral? Well, according to an article entitled “Tell White Lies (Occasionally)” there are 3 possible reasons why people lie and I agree with the author. I agree with Donald W. McCullough that it is okay to tell white lies when

quote interprets that lying keeps people from the lie you could have told one person but not the other. Both the author and Blanton have a good point where people might have a need to lie and know the consequences, however they still commit them. “... and you manipulate information to control the outcome.” Many liars use this method, and withhold information to oppose the fallout. Some who think it sometimes it’s justified say “I didn’t tell a whole lie”, but don’t see how it’s not the whole truth either

Should we stop lying and should stop letting people lie to us? In “The Ways We Lie”, Stephanie Ericsson describes lying as “a cultural cancer that… reorders reality until moral garbage becomes as invisible to us as water is to a fish” (Ericsson 186). Ericsson believes that we have accepted lies to the point where do not recognize it anymore. Ericsson has a point when she says that lying should not be tolerated, but it should be the unnecessary lies that should not be tolerated. There are lies that

cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind”. But can lying be acceptable? What about white lies? The small lies we tell to protect other people or simply to avoid hurting one’s feelings by saying “no of course you don’t look fat in those jeans”. The problem about these white lies is not knowing what is too far and in the end a lie is a lie. Lying ultimately masks over reality and warps our minds into believing an altered perception of reality; however, the question

During April we bring out the dusty, furry white bunny costume to fabricate the reason for millions of colorful eggs scattered in the grass. Malls hire fat white men, dress them up, and create elaborate displays of Santa’s workshop to create the illusion that “Santa has come to town”. We as a society accept lying to children for the benefit of their innocence and imagination. In Lars and the Real Girl, the town holds the same views when they lie to Lars and pretend Bianca (the sex doll bought

Americans tell an average of 11 lies every week. People often lie in order to make their life easier, because they are afraid of the consequences of telling the truth. As this becomes a habit they forget about the feelings of others. Lying is much worse than a nasty habit, for it can alter the structure of your brain, as well as how your brain works. Thus, a University of Southern California (USC) study found that people who lie, cheat, and manipulate others have structural brain abnormalities

lying can create a bubble around the truth, but all bubbles are easily popped. Once they are popped, the liar is left in a worse position than they started in, but many lies go un-popped, as they blend with all other surroundings. The reasons people lie vary, but can be distinguished into lies that are for personal benefit or for someone else’s benefit; because humans tend to be selfish creatures, the first category is more