Tell The Truth Brad Blanton Analysis
Should lying ever be considered an action to do? Lying has been considered a wrongful deed however people still do it for multiple reasons. Even though most of the time people should tell the truth, there are situations where it's better to manipulate the facts. For example according to “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted about Lying” ethics columnist Randy Cohen states that lying is used to protect people from harm. Tim from “Teens do their share of lying” says that lying can save one from a beatdown by their parents. Brad Blanton from “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell the Truth” however states that lying is stressful to one and telling the truth is easier, but a lie can help people out and no one can be honest all the time. First, in “It’s
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the Truth: Americans Conflicted about Lying” it says that lying is sometimes a moral duty and that it is used to protect. According to the article Michael Cohen states “Your fictional spouse, about to accept a Nobel prize, asks if they look fat...you say, ‘You look fabulous,’ Cohen instructs. ‘Anything else would be cruel’” (11). If one said anything different to the fictional spouse, an argument may likely start. Lying to ensure no fight can start is a justified reason why is it OK to lie. Also, Harold Smith from the article states “It was worth the risk when he lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor. ‘Why get her all traumatized’” (13)? Lying can also be used to protect by saying to someone that everything is ok is another reason to lie. If Smith said the truth, she could have been traumatized. In short, lying can be a moral duty and it is used to protect people. Second, in “Teens do their share of lying” teens say that lying has helped them avoid trouble from their parents. In the article it states that according to Shoneta “‘When I had take the car and didn’t get a chance to put it back before my mother knew it was gone’....’I told her I had taken it to get it washed for her as a birthday surprise’.... ‘She thought that was so thoughtful, she didn’t even holler about me driving without a license’” (20). Because she lied, she was able to avoid any trouble from her mother. If she did not she would have been in major trouble especially how she did not even have a license. Tim from the article also states “‘Becoming a good liar is a necessary life-survival skill. Sometime’s it’s the only thing between you and a guaranteed beat down from your parents’” (23). What Tim said is very true in many situations. Lying can help ensure that one does not suffer for telling the truth. In short, lying can help people avoid any kind of trouble from their parents. Some people say that people should lie but others like Brad Blanton say people should be honest.
In the article “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell the Truth” he says that telling the truth can keep a relationship based on reality while also saying that lying keeps people locked their own mind. He states that. “‘ Many people think think they tell the truth, but they don’t because they withhold information. Have the courage to be honest and have a relationship with others based on reality’” (5). If people did not lie then they know that their relationships with friends are based off of facts and not manipulated information. However most relationships are not perfect and some relations might even end if everyone did not withdraw information to one another.The article also says that, “‘But it’s just as likely that you’ll end up losing people whom you don’t want around you anyway’” (15). But if people be honest to each other, they might lose people that they actually want in their lives. Being honest is good but if one is honest they are very likely to offend people and lose friendships in the end. In conclusion, Blanton says that telling the truth can help a relationship with a friend as well as saying that lying keeps people locked in their own minds however relationships can never be perfect and if people were honest they might lose their
friendships. In conclusion, people should be honest in general but lie only in dire situations. Lying can be used according to Cohen to protect others from harm, Tim and Shontea say that they have lied to protect themselves from their parents. However Blanton says that telling the truth can aid in a relationship with a friend and that lying keeps people locked in their own minds, but relationships can never work unless information is withdrawn and if people were honest they might lose their friendships.
the Truth: Americans Conflicted about Lying” it says that lying is sometimes a moral duty and that it is used to protect. According to the article Michael Cohen states “Your fictional spouse, about to accept a Nobel prize, asks if they look fat...you say, ‘You look fabulous,’ Cohen instructs. ‘Anything else would be cruel’” (11). If one said anything different to the fictional spouse, an argument may likely start. Lying to ensure no fight can start is a justified reason why is it OK to lie. Also, Harold Smith from the article states “It was worth the risk when he lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor. ‘Why get her all traumatized’” (13)? Lying can also be used to protect by saying to someone that everything is ok is another reason to lie. If Smith said the truth, she could have been traumatized. In short, lying can be a moral duty and it is used to protect people. Second, in “Teens do their share of lying” teens say that lying has helped them avoid trouble from their parents. In the article it states that according to Shoneta “‘When I had take the car and didn’t get a chance to put it back before my mother knew it was gone’....’I told her I had taken it to get it washed for her as a birthday surprise’.... ‘She thought that was so thoughtful, she didn’t even holler about me driving without a license’” (20). Because she lied, she was able to avoid any trouble from her mother. If she did not she would have been in major trouble especially how she did not even have a license. Tim from the article also states “‘Becoming a good liar is a necessary life-survival skill. Sometime’s it’s the only thing between you and a guaranteed beat down from your parents’” (23). What Tim said is very true in many situations. Lying can help ensure that one does not suffer for telling the truth. In short, lying can help people avoid any kind of trouble from their parents. Some people say that people should lie but others like Brad Blanton say people should be honest.
In the article “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell the Truth” he says that telling the truth can keep a relationship based on reality while also saying that lying keeps people locked their own mind. He states that. “‘ Many people think think they tell the truth, but they don’t because they withhold information. Have the courage to be honest and have a relationship with others based on reality’” (5). If people did not lie then they know that their relationships with friends are based off of facts and not manipulated information. However most relationships are not perfect and some relations might even end if everyone did not withdraw information to one another.The article also says that, “‘But it’s just as likely that you’ll end up losing people whom you don’t want around you anyway’” (15). But if people be honest to each other, they might lose people that they actually want in their lives. Being honest is good but if one is honest they are very likely to offend people and lose friendships in the end. In conclusion, Blanton says that telling the truth can help a relationship with a friend as well as saying that lying keeps people locked in their own minds however relationships can never be perfect and if people were honest they might lose their
friendships. In conclusion, people should be honest in general but lie only in dire situations. Lying can be used according to Cohen to protect others from harm, Tim and Shontea say that they have lied to protect themselves from their parents. However Blanton says that telling the truth can aid in a relationship with a friend and that lying keeps people locked in their own minds, but relationships can never work unless information is withdrawn and if people were honest they might lose their friendships.