Ways To Lie

Out of all the lies that Erickson spoke about, the three that stand out the most to me is "the white lie", "omission", and "the out and out lies". In my true opinion i believe these are the three lies that are committed on a daily basis by children and adults. I think adults commit the omission lies more the than children, but when it comes to the out and out lies and the white lies, i believe that kids are more often to give in to those. Lies are not always told to hurt someone or to be given in a bad intention. Sometimes they are given so that the "truth doesn't hurt" as much.

A white lie is most likely told everyday. This type of lie is mostly used towards family and friends. For example, if your mother asks your father if she looks good in those pants, and the father says yes, but really in his head he thinks she looks horrible; the father is really telling a white lie in order to not hurt her feelings and at the same time feed her a compliment. Lies are not always meant to hurt someone. Omission is another type of lie that Erickson spoke about. An omission lie is when someone tells somewhat of the truth but at the same time leaves of a few details. Omission in my opinion is commonly used by kids when they get in trouble in school.

The lie that stung me the most was the out and out lies. When someone is telling an out and out lie, you can tell that its a bold face lie. There is no innocence when it comes to someone telling that type of lie. An out and out lie is the easiest type of lie to tell when someone is lying to your face, because there is no way around the lie. This lie struck me hard because with this type of lie there is no doubt my mind whether someone is telling me the truth or not.