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    Ethics of Lying

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    decision on whether to lie about something or tell the truth. Many would probably agree that people choose to lie to save themselves from a problematic outcome telling the truth would have caused. Most people have been raised with the foundational principle that lying is wrong‚ and yet all the people will‚ at some point in their lives‚ most likely will choose to lie instead of telling the truth. The interesting phenomenon however is that sometimes when people choose to lie‚ the result can be less

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    Lies, Lies, Lies

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    Lies‚ Lies The white lie is an age old embellishment that has different reasons for being told. When it is all said and done a white lie is still a lie. A lie told with perfectly good intentions. A lie told to spare someone’s feelings. A lie about something trivial‚ which will have few consequences if you’re caught. A minor‚ polite‚ or harmless lie‚ a white lie is considered harmless as opposed to a black lie which is evil. Anything that is not accurate is a lie. There are a million reasons

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    Advice Essay

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    working at a restaurant over the past few years‚ it’s that a mistake is much easier to forgive than a lie. When I first heard this‚ I took a little time to stop and think. I told myself‚ in the future I can either tell the truth about my mistake‚ or I can take the risk and lie. I also thought that if I lied and got caught‚ I could face even more severe consequences. While one might be tempted to lie in a situation‚ he/she also needs to review what consequences can come along with the risk. For instance

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    he is lying to himself. That is why self-justification is more powerful and more dangerous than the explicit lie. It allows people to convince themselves that what they did was the best thing they could have done. In fact‚ come to think of it‚ it was the right thing.” (14) Tavris and Aronson posit that self-justification is more dangerous than lying because it gives us the power to lie to ourselves. When we begin to convince

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    psychology of lying

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    person is telling a lie‚ the person needs to understand the psychology of lying to know the reason behind the act. In fact‚ having knowledge on the psychology of lying can help you become more observant to the different signs of lying‚ as well as the mentality that comes with it. This is useful in order to avoid being put in a sense of doubt or under emotional stress when you are confronted with it. The psychology of lying can be a complicated concept because people lie for a different reasons

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    Advantage of Smoking

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    1. Future job Most small business start with a great idea – it may be a revolutionary product‚ a service that meets a currently unmet need‚ or a small twist on an existing business that opens up a whole new market. There are businesses being founded every day on ideas that have the potential to change the world. But then again‚ most small businesses also fail. In truth‚ ideas are not all that valuable. There are ideas everywhere – practically lying all over the sidewalk. How many times have you

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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Scout. The unexpected aunt came‚ she made Scout to change her ways. For example‚ when Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ says “How’d you like for her to come live with us” (Lee 171)‚ and she replied‚ “I said I would be like it very much‚ which was a lie‚ but one must lie under certain circumstances” (Lee 171). This quote shows that Scout’s losing her innocence since she had lied to Atticus like that. In the beginning Scot resented lying‚ the fact that she is lying to Atticus proves that she had lost a piece

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    to come through for me. Also‚ he or she is a team player‚ meaning that one knows when you are in the clutch and can call on them to help you. Then if they cannot help you at that particular time ‚ they will not lie to you or mislead you in the wrong

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    Psychology Behind Lies

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    such marvelous self-deception? It is believed that the circumstances prevailing at that moment compel people to lie. In most cases‚ people lie to protect their personal interests. However‚ there are people who lie to deceive others‚ while some others are just addicted to lying. There are many who lie to avoid criticism from others. Studies have shown that 12% of adults admit that they lie sometimes. Age‚ it seems‚ does impart wisdom to people. Some studies‚ which included only teenagers for evaluating

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    Best Mother

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    can always count on her to do something if she says that she is going to do it. It just so happens that it was true. I called my mother on her cellular phone and it just so happen she was at a store where there was a Western Union. I caught her in a lie and there was nothing that she could do about it but just sit there and look dumb. She "no"‚ because they were yellow and they look like they I had been walking in a puddle of urine. One example is when I was in Houston‚ Texas at a Robotics competition

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