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IMost children are taught the virtue of honesty from fairy tales and other 8tories。
famous story of Pinocchio, who begins Hfe as a puppet, teaches the importance ofitelling
truth. Every time Pinocchio lies, his nose grows longer and longer. Another story about th
boy who “cried wolf' and then lost all of his sheep i辿ustrates how lying can lead to the lo
of trust. In the United States, young children learn the tale of young Gieorge Washin
who fnally ( ア ) to his father that he cut down a cherry tree. These types of stories
children that “honesty is the best policy." Still (1)this is the case, then why do so m
people lie? The fact is that human beings lie for many reaSon8.
One reason for iying has to do with (②)minimizing a mistake. While 赤 j5 人
everyone makes mistalkes from time to time, some people do not have the courage to a
their errors because they fear the blame. For example, students might lie to their teachi
about unfinished homework. They might say that they le人 their work at home when inf
they did not do the work at all. These students do not want to seem rresponsible, so
make up an excuse 一- a lie 一- to save face. 3
Another reason people lie hastodowith[ あ ].Forexample, 下a company decides
have a weekend meeting, one of the managers might not feel Hike attending. She may
her boss and give this excuse: “Tve been fghting o倍 a cold all week, and T wouldmt wi
risk giving to anybody else.TH be sure to get all ofthe notes on Monday.” When indiy
do not want to te the truth and 角ce the conseduences, they use this type of Hes.
feehmnges. Tor cd
These types of lieg PR eeative oni
who have told the hose they loye, only to
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A somewhat different reagon for 1ying has to
those with small children,may iech their
parents teach 2her kegi 5 5
at that time. In this situation, their yi
People Hie for many reaBon,
