2. Cause and Effect essay first draft

                                            WHY DO PEOPLE LIE?

      Lying is an attitude that people apply to it when they do not want to explain the truth or they want to hush up any events. Upon human beings come across with any situation threating them, they might lie to defend themselves. Fear and pressure are main reasons for people to lie. 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 members lie, they think they can also tell a lie. Unless they are not 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.

     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 surrounding people. 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 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 and so on. Being different from these reasons, people lie with good intention. If it is necessary to classify the reason of lying, we can mention familial, environmental and social factors.