Is Lying Ever Justified

The main types of lies are white lies, lies to protect the lair, and lies to cause harm. Experts like Brad Blanton expresses that lies are sometimes justified but it complicates relationships, where as Immanuel Kant believes that lies are unjustified. Teens in the article exhibit lies as being okay when it’s needed. Lying to others is sometimes justified due to lies to protect yourself, harmful to the relationship, and when it’s easier to lie.

First of all, lying is sometimes justified since you want to stay out of trouble. Some people think lying is bad, but I disagree because when it comes to protecting yourself you can’t avoid saying a lie. For example 16 year old Margo says ‘’ The key to lying is not to tell a whole lie or a whole truth.’’ This evidence highlights that you sometimes have to say half a lie and the rest has to be true and you can say that you forgot or

Granted, kant believes that all lies are bad even if it’s a life or death situation. Yet most people here in this situation think it’s acceptable. For example, Blanton explains that “lying is stressful and hurts relationship”. (Article 3, Paragraph 3). This shows that lying is bad because it can harm the liar himself and the person you’re to as well. One can see by this that, you shouldn’t lie because once you do they will not believe you anymore. According to one teen, Sabrina shows that lying can harm a relationship since she lied a lot to her mom in highschool and now she's worried her mom “would never trust me again” (article 4 paragraph 14). This evidence highlights that once you lied to that person you won’t ever have their trust like how you had it before. This is important because you want the person to trust you, but if you keep on saying lies then you can lose their trust. In conclusion lying is sometimes justified when it's easier to tell a lie, harmful to the relationship, and lies to protect