One reason people lie is to be recognized by others.Because we expect others to have a certain response toward us, people want to have good reputations, reach a high position, and be promgoted.We may have a job that does not give us an opportunity to show off, so we may prefer to tell lies in order to be accepted by others.For instance, a man who is a messenger in a bank presents himself as the vice-president of the bank. another example is a football player who doesn t get into the game very much telling his friends he is the star of the team.A second reasonpeople tell lies is to avoid a person or situation.You may want to aviod a person but you do not want to show that directly,so you must find a believable excuse. A classmate asks you to study with him, for example, but you tell him you have plans to go out with your boyfriend.
taken from : english composition book.
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