Write about the following topic: 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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

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Honesty is the best policy.

This

most

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what most

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people

say but not everyone cannot live without telling a lie. It is somewhat debatable when to tell the

truth

and to tell a lie. I believe,that we should take into

considerations

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consideration

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the situation before telling a

truth

or lies. Here are some reasons why

people

tend to tell the

truth

lies

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lie

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Firstly

people

tell the

truth

whenever they think that no one will be hurt.

For example

, if a

person

tells us about something nice or

favorable

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favourable

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with

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us, they will not tell a lie as they

knew

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know

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that it will not hurt the

person

who will receive the message. A

person

who tells the

truth

should know if the message she will tell to a

person

will be beneficial to him.

Secondly

people

tend to tell lies if they know that the message will hurt someone.

For example

, if we hear some news that may hurt other

people

and we are asked about it, we prefer not to tell the

truth

and telling lies becomes reasonable because we

knew

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know

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that it will not hurt anyone.

Therefore

, telling lies sometimes can be essential as it will not cause trouble to anyone.

However

,if telling lies and hiding the

truth

will be

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are

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often used, we will live in a world full of assumptions.

People

will be pretentious because they often hear lies rather than the

truth

To conclude

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apply

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, honesty is a virtue we should live on, but we can hide the

truth

if we do not want to hurt

people

Therefore

,we will have an environment full of understanding.

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Topic Vocabulary:

ethical dilemmas
justifiable deceit
white lies
social etiquette
unwavering honesty
compromised integrity
trustworthiness
contextual nuances
moral imperatives
psychological ramifications
pragmatic approach
consequential outcomes
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