Why Lying Is Good

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Have you ever been in a situation where you had to lie to someone because it saved you from getting in trouble and telling the truth was not worth your reputation? Did lying make you feel like a bad person, well maybe you don’t have to feel bad at all about lying when you lie… responsibly.

Today I am going to try to persuade you that lying can be good. I will do this by telling you about why people think that lying is wrong and why some of those beliefs are false. Next I will give examples for why lying isn’t always bad. And lastly I will tell you how we can solve or at least improve this problem.

We all were taught that lying is morally wrong, most at a young age, but almost everyone lies on a regular basis, if not multiple times a day, this is probably because lying is just part of human nature, we also believe that lying doesn’t cause you problems unless you are caught, but it can cause other people problems, and that is why all lying has been generalized into the ‘morally wrong’ category. (BBC) …show more content…

(BBC) When you lie to someone about taking their money or other possessions is wrong, because they may be under the impression that they misplaced those possessions. (BBC) Lying can be a good thing, for example if you have a harsh opinion of someone or something, but someone that you know doesn’t have the same feelings about that person, you can tell your friend that you think the same way about the person though it isn’t your true opinion.

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