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Draft / Brainstorming: Hook (Question?) Is Honesty The Right Way? We Are Taught It Is When We Are Little

The document outlines an argument that while lies may avoid problems in the short-term, honesty is important for building meaningful relationships and living authentically. It presents a draft outline for an essay arguing that lying serves short-term goals but honesty shows respect for others, allows one to avoid living a lie, and creates the foundation for meaningful relationships. The document explores reasons people lie, the negative effects of living in lies, and how truth builds trust and positive work environments. It concludes that while lies help avoid situations, living immersed in them long-term will damage relationships and one's sense of authenticity.

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Draft / Brainstorming: Hook (Question?) Is Honesty The Right Way? We Are Taught It Is When We Are Little

The document outlines an argument that while lies may avoid problems in the short-term, honesty is important for building meaningful relationships and living authentically. It presents a draft outline for an essay arguing that lying serves short-term goals but honesty shows respect for others, allows one to avoid living a lie, and creates the foundation for meaningful relationships. The document explores reasons people lie, the negative effects of living in lies, and how truth builds trust and positive work environments. It concludes that while lies help avoid situations, living immersed in them long-term will damage relationships and one's sense of authenticity.

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PREPARING TO WRITE:

1. Chosen Statement: It’s wrong to tell a lie


2. Mixed views
3. Make notes(…)

Draft / brainstorming

Introduction:

Hook (question?)  Is honesty the right way? We are taught it is when we are little.

Thesis statement (main idea, most specific statement)  It is important for us to know that
lying serves to avoid a problem at a certain point, frees us from some predicament or
inconvenience, but that does not mean we should stop being honest with others because by
being honest, we stop living a lie in our own lives, show respect for others and create the
conditions for meaningful relationships.

Main body: 3-2 paragraphs:

1. lying serves to avoid a problem at a certain point

2. we stop living a lie in our own lives

3. Creating the conditions for meaningful relationships

Conclusion:

Summary in my own words, my point of view.

Is honesty the right way? We are taught it is when we are little. However, most of us learn
that social life is full of lies. Telling the truth all the time doesn't seem possible. Some people
believe that if we told the truth all the time the whole structure of our social relationships
would crumble. Others would perhaps disagree and would point out that we always have a
duty to discover the truth and that ignoring lies may cause great harm. Indeed, we are often
tempted to tell “kindhearted” lies either because we want to avoid hurting other. However,
this is just taking the easy way out. It is important for us to know that lying serves to avoid a
problem at a certain point, frees us from some predicament or inconvenience, but that does
not mean we should stop being honest with others because by being honest, we stop living
a lie in our own lives, show respect for others and create the conditions for meaningful
relationships.

First of all, people often tell lies when they want to demonstrate their skills in front of another
person or persons; for example when they want to get a job they will try to fit as much as
possible with the required profile, or when they offer a product to your customers they will try
to offer some qualities, even when not all of them are fulfilled 100%. Also when they want to
avoid a compromising situation, you arrive late to a meeting because you fell asleep, but
instead you say you had a family problem or there was a lot of traffic on the road. Sometimes
it is better to lie rather than telling the truth and hurting someone’s feelings. It is not wrong
when you tell a little white lie to keep someone you care about from getting hurt.

In addition, it is known that when we lie, we are taking away from our word. We should not be
afraid to tell the truth, but respect it; we should mention the truth without an aim of hurting
the other, always speaking and acting with respect for others. Living in a continuous lie
exposes our body to an incessant tension, which is only reduced when we embrace the truth.
Naturally there are times when it is necessary to lie or omit a part of the truth to safeguard the
feelings of someone who loves us. But exceptions are rare, and it is always better to tell the
truth. To live immersed in lies makes us perceive that our life lacks authenticity, makes us feel
that everything we have lived has been obtained without merit. On the other hand, when our
life is rooted in the truth, our words are filled with truthfulness, we feel more sure of
ourselves, with more aplomb to face difficult and complicated situations, while our organism
works better.

Besides it is also true to say that the truth is something positive, for instance if we focus on the
work environment what will generate in our environment is a positive atmosphere, where
there can be trust and can generate positive partnerships, increasing productivity and better
teamwork. Then, telling the truth in any environment, be it work, personal or social, will be
beneficial to us and will create close, positive ties and most importantly, will make us feel good
about ourselves.

To sum up, we can say that lies are not bad at all, because they help us to avoid certain
situations in different contexts and moments, but we must be aware that if we do not improve
those behaviors in our lives soon, they will generate greater problems in the future. Not only
with the people around us but also with us, because we will live immersed in a world of lies
and that will show us that our life lacks authenticity.

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