Liar Liar Pants on Fire

In Stephanie Ericsson's essay she classifies the various ways that we lie. She places the way we lie into several different groups. There is the white lies, facades, ignoring the plain facts, deflecting, omission, stereotypes and cliches, groupthink, out-and-out lies, dismissals, and delusions. Ericsson argues that lying has become a cultural activity. Living without lying is a difficult task but Ericsson believes we must try because if we don't we are all living a lie. We are losing ourselves and eventually hurting everyone around us.

I do  agree with Ericsson , I have also tried to stop myself from lying everyday and i also found it very difficult, but time after time i will try and quit again. I hate lying especially when it isn't necessary. I feel like lies take over you and traps you, it can get so bad that you are enslaved by your lies.

I loved how  Ericsson  wrote her essay. she used facts and personal information to explain exactly what each lie is and how they are frequently used. She increases her credibility by using important events in U.S history and by showing well known people who have used these lies. I also enjoyed how she used lies that everyone knows and uses on a daily basis. For example, the white lie, everyone has used a white lie before, either by telling a friend they look fabulous in that dreadful outfit, lying to their parents about where they are or even they casual white lie to your friends. Theses lie don't mean anything they just save you time, energy and most of the time spare others feelings. Lets be serious, who wouldn't  want to spare their friends feeling.

Ericsson seems to have covered all the basis of lying the only lie i would add is the Fake Lie. The lie where you lie but then you change the situation so when the person  ready to see if you told the truth you actually did. Like if your mom asks you did you wash the dishes, you reply yes mom of course i did! Then after you hang up, you race to the kitchen and wash the dishes so that your lie can be immediately canceled and when she gets home she'll see the dishes cleaned. Other than that  did a great job writing this essay, it was clever, creative, and entertaining.