Lies Are Unjustified By Randy Cohen And Bella Depaulo

While lies are the most commonly type of lies used, but their are also lies to protect others and lies to cause harm which are used less often. Teens and adults lie when they feel like it and need to in a situation that is presented to them. Experts like Immanuel Kant explains that all lies are unjustified, whereas Randy Cohen and Bella DePaulo express their professional opinion that lying is usually justified. Lying is sometimes justified due to lies having a cost, Harmful to relationships, and lies can protect others.

First of all, lies are sometimes justified but, lies can have a cost. Granted, it is known that all lies don’t have any cost, yet I am implying that certain lies can have a cost to the liar. For example, Cohen explains that, “Once a person finds out you lie, you lose currency in their eyes” (Paragraph 12, Article 1). Basically, lying to a well known friend and then him/her later figuring out that you lied will lose trust depending if it was a white lie or big lie. This is important, because you’ll end up losing a friend and can really bring them down. For instance, “I used to

Some people may say that lying will just get you in more trouble, but I disagree because they can protect the person who your looking after. Moreover, Brad Blanton says, “...Shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times- if you're hiding Anne Frank in your attic because her life is in danger” (Paragraph 11, Article 3). To what I think, lying is only justified when you're protecting a friend or family member from danger or from them getting hurt. Lying to get yourself out of you getting physically hurt is also justified since you're protecting yourself from danger. On article 4, it says, “...I thought you were going to hit me, so I lied” (Paragraph 17). People lie to avoid getting in trouble or hit. They can protect themselves and others when lying, this is why lying is so