Telling the truth at all times is not essential. On some occasions it is necessary to tell lies, and it is wrong to tell the truth. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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It is argued that sometimes it is better to lie in order to be on the safe side. There are some occasions for sure, where a person is forced to tell lies, in order to save himself, but I do not agree with it completely. I believe
truth
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prevails in the end, most of the times. I disagree slightly with
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notion that telling the
truth
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all the times is not essential. As they say
truth
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prevails in the end.
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; A husband had many love affairs in the past. If he doesn't tell his
wife
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about it, if his
wife
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asks about it, it will create an environment of mistrust between the two. If the husband openly shares it with his
wife
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, it will hurt the
wife
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for the time being, but with time she will be encouraged by the fact that her husband does not hide things from her. It will strengthen their relation.
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, I will always prefer telling the
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all the times. In my opinion, there are some occasions where a person is forced to lie. I would agree a bit over here that sometimes it can help. I would still not prefer it though.
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; if a burglar tries to rob a house, where he asks the owner
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gun point about hidden money,
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is an occasion where he can lie to be on the safe side, because if he speaks the
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then
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all his hidden money will be gone. In conclusion, it is better to try to speak the
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almost
everytime
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every time
, but when it comes to
humans
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human
safety, one is forced to lie on some occasions.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • essential
  • necessary
  • wrong
  • truth
  • lies
  • consequences
  • integrity
  • ethics
  • justifiable
  • compelling
  • deception
  • trustworthy
  • honesty
  • transparency
  • dilemma
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