“A person who lies should have a good memory.” Quintillan said. Lying is the most common mistake people make, it is an inevitable part of human nature. You are most likely lied to multiple times every day. Be it malicious lies, Jacose or official. So today I will tell you about the background of lying, what it means to lie, how to catch a liar and the morality of lying. A lie is a form of deception. It is giving information believing it to be false, with the intention of deceiving. A lie consists of 3 main things: A) it communicates information B) the liar is trying to deceive or mislead, and C) the liar believes what they are saying is not true. Lying is believed to require the liar to speak, write, or gesture. However, doing nothing in response to a question can also be a lie. Yeugen Yeutushenko says: “When truth is replaced by silence, silence is the lie.” This leads to mental reservations. Mental reservations occur when you divide a statement into two parts: the first part is misleading, the two strokes put together are true, however only the first part is said out loud, the second part is a 'mental reservation'. For example: “I didn't steal the cakes” (Thursday afternoon) or “I never cheated on my wife” (except last Wednesday). Why is lying wrong? Lying is wrong for multiple reasons, here are a few: A) it decreases trust B) it makes the people who are lied to incapable of making free and informed decisions about the matter, or it causes people to make a decision they wouldn't normally make C) It something that "good people" don't doD) and can become a habit that leads to more lying or worse things. These are just a few examples of why lying is wrong. Lying also causes damage. Cause harm to 1) person who is... middle of paper... to the truth. However, are well-intentioned lies OK? A short lie is not meant to hurt anyone. Characteristics of a white lie usually include: A) no harm intended B) no harm done C) about something morally trivial D) not said often enough to devalue what you say. But white lies have some flaws. The person being lied to is deprived of information, even if they wouldn't like it. The person telling the white lie may find it easier to lie, and the line between white lies and blameworthy lies becomes blurred. Finally, white lies undermine the general presumption that lying is wrong. So, now that you know what lying is, what it looks like and how to catch a liar, and the morality of lying, you can use this information to create a more trustworthy environment. and truthful company. George Washington said, “It is better to offer no excuse, than to offer a bad one.”