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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

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There are a lot of instances in our lives that we tend to lie even though we don'
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 want to.
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 essay will tackle the causes of why people do
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.
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it's important to be honest all the time, especially when there are complicated situations.
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, telling the
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 makes the problem simpler, and we can think of some solution for that.
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, my best friend and I had a fight before, and it was a misunderstanding. I know she is not telling the
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, that she became a friend with a person that I don'
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 like. She tends not to tell me because she knows I will get mad at her. But suddenly, I noticed it, and she admitted it. It leads to our friendship not lasting long and just fading away without any closure.
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, there are cases in which telling the
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 makes the person really hurt. We don'
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 say the
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 just for their own sake and peace. Which is what we call "white lies."
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, my colleague has a mother who is ill. To make her mother not worry too much, she didn'
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 say everything about her health condition.
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, the mother didn'
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 think a lot, and her health condition got better.
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, I agree that sometimes lies, or white lies, are not a bad thing, and it depends on the situation.
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, being honest all the time is the best thing we can do, especially for the people we care about.

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task achievement
Try to provide a clearer thesis statement in the introduction to summarize your argument.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure a more logical flow of ideas between paragraphs and better transitions between points.
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Include additional examples or explanations to fully support your points and clarify your reasoning.
task achievement
You provided relevant examples that supported your points, which is a strength of your essay.

Your opinion

Don’t put your opinion unless you are asked to give it.

If the question asks what you think, you MUST give your opinion to get a good score.

Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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...do you agree or disagree?...do you think...?...your opinion...?

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