Argumentative Essay: The Value Of Lying
Fifty-two percent of people in the U.S. think lying is unacceptable, yet 65 percent of people in America believe lying is ok. I firmly believe lying is not acceptable in our society. Lying is unacceptable as it is morally wrong. For example, Truthfulness are statements which cannot be avoided is the duty of a duty of a person to everyone, however bad the disadvantage.(Kant, 4) The people have a duty to not lie no matter the reason, like to protect people from emotional pain. Kant believes that there are no excuses for lying, except I believe lying is ok to protect someone from death. In addition, “a lie, even if it does not wrong any individual, always harms mankind individually.”(Bok,4) Lying hurts the morality of mankind because it makes
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For example, “lying is stressful and hurts relationships,” says Brad Blanton, psychotherapist.(5) When you lie, not only do you make your stress build up, you could cut ties with people you do not want lose. Lying has powerful negative effects on the liar and the receiver. In addition, “The worst thing I could do now is to have her find out about the lies I told as a kid; she would never trust me again,” says Sabrina, an 18 year old freshman at Harold Washington.(8) If you lie a lot and tell someone you constantly lie to them, they will not trust you. Usually, the person you lie to the most is someone who has a certain significance in your life. Lying hurts relationships with trust issues. Telling a difficult truth is better than to resort to easily lie. Some people would disagree with me because they believe lying is ok. In the AP-Ipsos polls, 65 percent said it was ok to lie to protect someone’s feelings. These people don’t think of the after effect of lying. When people find out you lie, they don’t know if they could trust you. Thus, telling a lie could hurt more then when to tell the truth. Not only does telling the truth help your trust issues with others, you won’t regret hurting someone from the truth than telling a
For example, “lying is stressful and hurts relationships,” says Brad Blanton, psychotherapist.(5) When you lie, not only do you make your stress build up, you could cut ties with people you do not want lose. Lying has powerful negative effects on the liar and the receiver. In addition, “The worst thing I could do now is to have her find out about the lies I told as a kid; she would never trust me again,” says Sabrina, an 18 year old freshman at Harold Washington.(8) If you lie a lot and tell someone you constantly lie to them, they will not trust you. Usually, the person you lie to the most is someone who has a certain significance in your life. Lying hurts relationships with trust issues. Telling a difficult truth is better than to resort to easily lie. Some people would disagree with me because they believe lying is ok. In the AP-Ipsos polls, 65 percent said it was ok to lie to protect someone’s feelings. These people don’t think of the after effect of lying. When people find out you lie, they don’t know if they could trust you. Thus, telling a lie could hurt more then when to tell the truth. Not only does telling the truth help your trust issues with others, you won’t regret hurting someone from the truth than telling a