25.04.2014 2. cause effect essay 2. draft Esra UZEL
WHY DO PEOPLE
LIE?
Lying is an attitude that people apply to when
they do not want to explain the truth or they want to hush up any events. The
moment human beings come across any situation threatening them, they might lie
to defend themselves. Fear and pressure are main reasons to lie for people.
There are many factors affecting people to lie. These are familial,
environmental and social factors.
The familial factors are the first reasons
to apply lie for people. As long as one of the family members lies, the others
also emulate his or her and lie. As the family is the first ambiance where
people have been, it has important role on people’s characters. People learn
what is true and wrong thanks to their families. The moment individuals realize
their family’s member lies, they think they can also tell a lie. Unless they
are warned about lying by their parents, they get used to lying and it becomes
late to efface this behavior. At the same time, people tell lie not to
disappoint their family. For example, when a child cannot pass his exams, he
might not tell the truth to his family for fear of disappointing his family.
The environmental factors are the second
reasons to apply lie for people. When people do not want their special lives to
be known by others, they conceal the reality or tell lie not to be excluded.
For example, they conceal their poverty or their any deficiency from people who
are surrounding. People lie to reach their goals. For example, a mother who is
far away from their children wants to see them. She knows that they are busy
and they will not come without urgent situation so that she says to them she is
ill.
The social factors are the third reasons
to apply lie for people. Because people want to be respected and admired by
society, they apply to lying. They want to be seen trustful. On the other hand,
people are affected social point of view. They also try to adjust to this
outlook. When they do not have enough features for it, they lie to be
recognized. At the same time, people tell lie to get power over other people.
For example, a political candidate makes promises which are not generally kept
about some regulations so as to be elected and get power.
For all you see, people can tell a lie for
many reasons. They apply to lying to avoid punishment, get a reward, protect
themselves, get out of awkward situation, maintain privacy, get power over
others and so on. Being different from these reasons, people lie with good
intention like a lie in order to make surprise. If it is necessary to classify
the reason of lying, we can mention familial, environmental and social factors.
