Why Does Everyone Lie?

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a different face, act all a lie.  Another type of lie is deflecting.  Deflecting is basically can keep anyone from seeing the true me by being selectively blatant.  

    Ericsson defines groupthink as a lie that is “a psychological phenomenon within decision-making groups in which loyalty to the group has become more important than any other value, with the result dissent and the appraisal of alternatives are suppressed.” After defining groupthink, Ericsson explains that groupthink requires a combination of other sorts of lying too, such as, ignoring facts, selective memory, omission, and denial. Another type of lie she talks about is the stereotypes and cliches which have a serve purpose as a form of shorthand.  Ericsson states,” all the “ism”-racism , sexism , ageism , et al/- ae founded on the fueled by the stereotypes and the cliches, which are lies of exaggeration, omission, and ignorance.”  Which are always dangerous.  For stereotypes overweight people, ugly people, beautiful people, old people , large breasted women, short men , the mentally ill, and the homeless all could tell you how much they are like us then we want to think.

The allusions and references Ericsson includes in her essay are all combined together to state that lying is dangerous. The allusions provide credit for Ericsson’s argument and give a clarification of what the essay is portraying. Each individual allusion Ericsson is including in his essay is clarifying and persuading the readers that lying could have a big impact. Looking at all of the allusions together, there is strong evidence that the argument is supportive in proving her point. This is the main reason why many allusions were included in the "The Ways We Lie." The reason I had chosen this essay is because of the structure, writing skills, and multiple allusions that emphasized her main point. This resulted in an exceptional persuasive essay.