Persuasive Essay On Lying In Society

It might seem that lying to get yourself out of trouble is a situation that makes the lie justified. But I think that is a selfish reason for your own good and that people are thinking less about the society and more about their own good. Lying to get out of trouble is one of those many lies that are not justified.

Being afraid causes people to act differently than they normally would and make remarks that are not always truthful. Lying is caused not necessarily by a person’s contemplation of the escape they are given when telling the lie, but the fear they experience when thinking about telling the truth. This can easily be illustrated when imagining a young child lying about an incident such as breaking something in the house because they are fearful of punishment from their parents. Although fear of punishment seems to be the most plausible reason for lying, fear can strike people in many other ways, leaving them to think that dishonesty is the only escape. “It was Tad Williams who said, ‘We tell lies when we are afraid… afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.

Browne says that we are all stuck in the “unselfis... ... middle of paper ... ...om distinct points of view with distinctive ideas. Browne states that a selfish life is a life to more happiness, whereas Nagel objects and claims that a direct concern for others should be the basis of our morality. Browne believes that if everyone sacrificed their happiness for another person, no one would be happy. Nagel critiques Browne’s theory by saying that people are not permitted to do anything they want for happiness because there are many actions that are resentful. Selfishness has earned a negative sense of being because it is often association with ruthless people.

The most common reason people lie is to protect themselves out of fear. Being afraid causes people to act differently than they normally would and make remarks that are not always truthful. Lying is caused not necessarily by a person’s contemplation of the escape they are given when telling the lie, but the fear they experience when thinking about telling the truth. This can easily be illustrated when imagining a young child lying about an incident such as breaking something in the house because they are fearful of punishment from their parents. Although fear of punishment seems to be the most plausible reason for lying, fear can strike people in many other ways, leaving them to think that dishonesty is the only escape.

When a student cheats, they are lying to their teachers and their peers. They do this because they do not want their reputation to be ruined. Along with lying to others, they are lying to themselves. Regardless, there is not a valid excuse to cheat. It is the student’s decision to cheat and show lack of integrity.

Even though deception is defined as malicious, trickery, cheating, and as a sham, it is evident that deception can be good through its intentions, can have different degrees, and is open to debate because of different interpretations. Because Desdemona wanted to spare her father from pain, it was not as deceitful as when Iago lied to Othello to put doubt in his mind. Desdemona’s deception to Othello was good because she did not want to upset him when she thought that she could fix the situation without him knowing. Iago’s deception was bad however, because he tricked Othello by lying to him and wanted to hurt him. Finally, Iago was able to believe that he was not a villain because deception is open to debate because it is different to each person.

He disagrees with the Aristotle approach because it ignores the damages that is done to the liar by trying to cover up such as loss of credibility if the truth is realized, use of a lot of energy in attempt to cover up, damaging of overall trust in the communication in the society and it increases a propensity to lie in the future. In addition, Bok also points out that the liar is also likely to be biased on the sense that he or she is likely to underestimate risks of being discovered and at the same time overestimate consequential benefit of lying (Bok 63). The liar is also likely to ignore the lies that become institutional and those that are isolated

If one cannot achieve what he or she claimed to be able to do, then it leads to compulsive lying, which ultimately not only hurts one's self but others around that person. Lying is an intrinsically dishonest practice. Society depends upon trust. Lying corrodes the social bonds and the trust upon which humans rely upon for their continuity. If one cannot trust the people around him, he cannot work with them.

Generally speaking lying in a relationship is frowned upon, the severity of the lie adds to the lack of principle. When you lie in a relationship you harm the other person which is what I find makes it unethical. 3. I don’t think it is unethical to lie to get out of an unpleasant situation. People lie all the time by saying they are busy to get out of certain plans.

People will not only lose their trust in you after they have figured out the truth, but they will lose their respect for you. Nobody wants to be friends with a liar, associate themselves with a liar, or marry a liar. Guilt is another underlying consequence that comes with the liability of lying. Lying to family or friends or both can and will leave you feeling guilty because you are killing the trust they have put into you. Lying is an art which can be successfully determined by its effectiveness and ability not to be caught and the morality of lying is determined by the intentions of the liar.