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Why Is Lying Necessary

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Imagine that your best friend got braces and she asked you how does she look with them. You think she doesn 't look that good in them, yet you tell her she looks beautiful. You lied to your friend because you thought if you told her the truth you might hurt her feelings. I believe you would lie just to protect and care for more. This connects to my argument because I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society.
Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. For example, Smith didn’t tell his daughter, he had a kidney tumor to protect her and slow down anxiety.(3) This shows Smith was trying to protect her and he cared. This connects to my argument because people lie to not hurt others and that 's what Smith did. In addition, Frank survived for a while because people lied.(1) What I mean by this is people lied to protect her from the Nazis. Another way to say this is that people cared enough to protect her and not hurt her. Lying can be good to protect others, but not for bad things. …show more content…

Lying is allowable because it is up to each individual to choose what to believe and perceive as the truth. For example, Teresa lied about being busy so she wouldn 't go for, on a date.(2) Kant says that all lies are bad.(4) What I mean by this is that some people believe one thing and others believe different things. Another way to say this is some people choose to lie and some don 't like that.In addition, Blanton and Margo says lying is ok.(5)(7) It connects to my argument because other people have different opinions. The reason for this is that a lot of people don 't think the same as others. Other people believe that lying is ok and others don 't. It’s up to them to choose what they want to

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