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    Why Do We Lie

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    you thought was the truth then ended up finding out it was all a lie. People will always find out the truth even if you don’t tell them straight up. So why do we lie? We all have done it and we know its not right

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    The Way We Lie Now

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    In her stimulating and insightful article‚ “The Way We Lie Now1‚” journalist Megan Garber addresses the abnormal‚ evolving relationship today between technology and deception. “Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth-but easier than ever to get caught‚” (15) this opening statement by Megan Garber summarizes her whole article in just one condensed sentence. By hiding behind the screen of a phone or a computer‚ lying is easier than ever‚ but also increases the chances

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    think Ericsson adopts a confessional strategy by admitting she tells lies to support her thesis that "We lie. We all do." (3). The author begins her narrative with a "lie"‚ "The bank called today and I told them my deposit was in the mail‚ even though I hadn’t written a check yet." (1). The effect is strong‚ capturing reader’s immediate attention and getting immediately to her main point at that we all laying for whatever reason. 2. By classifying lies the author tries to distinguish the reasons why

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    Dan Ariely: Why We Lie?

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    As human beings‚ lying is a cognitive skill. We have it for the sole purpose of survival. Which is how it is for any social species. We lie to protect our ourselves and others from harm. Yet there are some types of lies that can cause more havoc than good. For my experiment or study‚ I am examining what factors incline us to lie the most. Also how they affect our society in a negative or positive way? First of all‚ what is a lie anyway? A lie‚ according to google‚ is an intentionally false

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    rarely do I think lying’s the best [for any situation]." But what if he knew how lying is inevitable in our everyday lives and how they could be of use in certain situations‚ like Ericsson’s Vietnam veteran example? In "The Ways We Lie"‚ Ericsson covers on the many ways we lie in our daily lives‚ besides the typical deceptive statements. Some include the notorious ’white lies’‚ omission‚ delusion‚ facades‚ and groupthink scenarios. Lies are mostly devices for selfish motives or self-promotion (though

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    different scenarios that create different lies‚ which creates our society today. Surely everyone lies‚ we weren’t taught to lie but that is in our nature. Society lies to justify their actions because people may think they are preventing other scandals however‚ that may not be the case. The Ways We Lie‚ an essay written by Stephanie Ericsson describes only 10 ways of lying. Every single person has told a lie before‚ from a friendly one

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    in their lives. The simple true is we all lie. While reading the “Ways We Lie” by Ericsson’s it was very clear that lies are being told more than the truth. She explains many different types of lies being told from the smallest of lies to protect the emotional state of others‚ to the extreme lies being told and merely ignoring the plain facts of lies that cause real pain. Lying has become all most a reality and a real feeling‚ even when it is a lie. Why are we justifying are lies‚ does it make it

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    Lies have been around for as long as people have been. We all lie‚ whether it is to protect someone we love of to cover up something we don’t want others to know about‚ it is still lying‚ and we all do it everyday. Lying has become the new normal for our modern society‚ so much so‚ that some of us have lost our morals completely. It is just so much easier and quicker to just lie to someone than to tell the truth‚ and now you can never tell who is lying to you or who is telling the truth. People use

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    would someone lie and say yes just to spare the friend’s feelings? Or if someone wanted to go to the movies with a friend and the friend did not want to go‚ would he or she straight up say “no I don’t want to go”? Or would they claim to be busy with something else just so there’s no hard feelings? The article “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson discusses nine different types of lies people tell and/or encounter almost on a daily basis. The article focus’ on deciding when to lie and also how those

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    In to story‚ "The Ways We Lie‚ the author tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing it. Her essay explains the different lies told daily by most people. First is the white lie‚ which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth I bad news. Then a facade is changing your behavior while avoiding the real truth. The author tells of a lie done with the intent to do wrong. And deflecting is not answering the question at all. The author tells how

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