Deception

R. Prather Michelle

Description

Telling lies is part of human nature. But why are lying and deception so widespread? Get to the truth behind lying with this nonfiction reader that explores contemporary issues, builds critical literacy skills, and readies students for college and career.

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• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 01 août 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780743921114
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

W
h
y
Do
P
eo p le
Lie?
Michelle R. Pr ather , M.A.
 

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Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., P ublisher
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Library of C ongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nam es: Prat her, Miche lle R ene é, 1 975- autho r.
Ti tle: De cept ion : w hy do pe opl e lie? / Mich ell e R. Pr athe r.
Des crip tion: H untin gton B each , CA : Teacher Cr eated M ateri als, [201 8] |
Audi ence: G rad e 7 to 8. | In clud es ind ex .
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978 1 4258548 67 ( e- bo ok ) | ISBN 9781 4258501 0 4 (pb k.)
Subj ec ts: LCSH : De cepti on --Juve nile li tera ture. | Truthf ulne ss and
falsehood--Juv enile l iteratu re.
Class if ica tion: LCC BJ1 421 ( eb ook ) | LCC BJ 1 42 1 . P73 201 8 (pri nt) | DD C
1 77/ .3 - -d c23
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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
W e A ll Do It .........................................................................4
Soci a l Lie s ............................................................................6
L ying o ut o f Fear ................................................................ 1 6
L ying t o Get Ahead ............................................................22
Lie s That W o w ...................................................................28
L ying t o Y ourself ................................................................34
The T r uth o f the Matter ......................................................40
Gl oss a ry ............................................................................. 4 2
Inde x .................................................................................. 44
Chec k It Ou t! ....................................................................46
T r y I t ! ............................................................................... 4 7
Abo u t the Au t ho r ................................................................ 48
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W e A l l Do It
If you look at it fr om the rig ht point of view , lyin g is just
good manners. — Ke vi n in Liar , L iar by Ga r y Pau lsen
U n li ke K e vi n in Liar , L iar , mos t peop le don ’ t adm it t o
bein g liar s, de sp i t e the f act that m os t peop le lie e v ery d a y .
W hile th is ma y seem like a sw eepin g gene ral i z ation , th in k
abou t mos t da y -to-d a y con ve rsati ons. S ome details a re
e xagg erated or l eft ou t until the mos t t hr il ling v ersi on of the
tr uth is l eft.
A small lie ma y seem uni mporta nt, becau se there are
f ew to n o consequ en ces . So me s mall l ie s, s uc h as filters
f or pho tos and o nli ne per son as , ma y ev en seem n or mal.
Oftentimes, peo p le d on ’ t ev en realize that som eon e is l yi n g
in a n attemp t to sho w o ff to the w or ld. B ut the qu esti on
remains—wh at dr i ve s peop le t o lie ?
W as T ha t a Li e ?
According to Merriam-W ebster , a lie is:
“an
assertion
of something known or
believed by the speaker or writer to
be untrue with intent to
deceive
”; “an
untrue or inaccurate sta tement that
may or may not be believed true by

the speaker or writer”; or “something
that misleads or deceives.”
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Looks C an B e Dec eiv i ng
The
ethics
of airbrushed cosmetics ads have
been debated for years. Many people argue that
when brands use digitally enhanced images to
sell products, they purposely mislead consumers
to believe they can achie ve the same look. They
advertise a standard of beauty that isn’t real.
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Soci a l L i es
Ther e may be times w hen y ou f i nd y ourse lf pl a y ing
alon g whe n som eon e asks w het her y ou ’v e seen a pop ular
f i lm. Al th ou g h y ou ha ve n ev er heard o f the mo vie,
y ou qui ckl y lie and sa y y ou ha ve in o r de r to seem coo l.
This f eeling o f needing to be “in th e k no w” insp ires
sociallies.
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