2. cause effect essay 2. draft Esra UZEL

                                                                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.