Why Is Lying Bad

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Think it is okay to get someone embarrassed by lying to them? The fact that people think that we can not lie because they think that it is bad to lie even when it is an important situation, is not good. People think that we can not lie because it is going to make the person feel better that way, in telling them that they look nice when they actually do not. Lying is sometimes okay / acceptable because it depends on what they lie about. Lying can be acceptable, depending on what it is. People sometimes do not think, and they just lie out of nowhere. For example, someone can do something or want to do it, which is different. In different occasions lying can be acceptable. Like something that you could lie about is protecting someone’s …show more content…

People may think that because you look like an innocent person, you will not lie. For example, if you say someone’s hair looks nice, when you know it actually know it does not, you say “you look fabulous” to that person. According to “It’s The Truth:Americans conflicted about lying,” you can lie most of the time. Teenagers lie because of their grades. One reason why teenagers lie is because they don’t want to admit that they are doing bad in school. Another example is that”you don’t want to tell your mom that you have a bad grade.” My evidence is that you let your mom find out herself if you have a bad grade, because you think that they are not going to find out or you think that they are not going to uble. According to the article “Teens do their share” teens lie because they do not want to be in trouble because of their …show more content…

One very good reason for a person to lie, is that we are lying about. One very good reason is for you to lie, is if you are lying because you are trying to protect someone’s feelings or also to protects someone’s health. Well, knowing when we could lie is very important. It is important because you have to have a good reason to lie. For example you need to lie for a person you really care for, because that shows that you really care about that person. You will also have to lie for someone if you see something is wrong and that person asks you if you could keep it a secret to protect the other person’s health and

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