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Unit5TheRealTruthaboutLies
KeytotheExercises

Textcomprehension
I.	Decidewhichofthefollowingbestsumsuptheargumentofthepassage.
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II.	Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1.	T(RefertoParagraph3.Itistruethatwomentellliesbecausetheycareaboutothers'feelings,andmenaremoreselfish;theytellliesgenerallyforself-promotingpurposes.)
2.	T(RefertoParagraph5.)
3.	T(RefertoParagraph6.)
4.	F(RefertoParagraph12.Evenseeminglyharmlessfalsehoods,orwhitelies,canhaveunforeseenconsequences.)
5.	F(RefertoParagraph16.Therearestilloccasionswhereliesareacceptable.)

III.	Answerthefollowingquestions.
1.	RefertoParagraphs2-5.ProfessorDePaulo'sstudysuggeststhatlyingisacommonphenomenonandmostofthelieswetellaresmallandinsignificant.Meanwhile,asshepointsout,itiscommonthatpeopletakelieslightly:theirlieshavecausedthemlittlepreoccupationorregret.
2.	RefertoParagraph3.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeoftellingliesorwhiteliesvaries:womentellliesaccordingtotheprincipleofcaring,ortospareother'sfeelings,andmentellliesbasicallyforutilitarianself-promotingpurposes.
3.	RefertoParagraphs7-10.ThestoryofTomsupportstheargumentthatlittlewhiteliesareubiquitous,andpeoplehavetakensuchliesforgranted,believingthattheyarewell-intended.WhenheconsultedwithMichaelJosephson,thereplyisverynegative:hismother-in-lawmayfeelhurtwhenshediscoversthedeceitsomeday.Orevenworse,shemayquestion:"Andwhatelsehaveyouliedtomeabout?"Inshort,suchwhiteliesmayproducemistrustamongpeople.
4.	RefertoParagraphs12-15.Theconsequencesoflyingarethree-fold:thedeceivedmayfeelcheatedandwon'ttrusttheliaranymore;theliarwilllosetrustandgetentangledinthelieshefabricates;and,ifliesproliferateendlessly,societyasawholewouldfalterandcollapseastrustisdamagedordestroyed.
5.	RefertoParagraph16.Notallwhiteliesareunacceptable.Somefalsehoodslikesettingsomebodyupforasurprisepartyortellingchildrenaboutthetoothfairycanbejustified.However,youhavetoconsidertheattitudeofthedeceivedtowardslyingandtheconsequences,i.e.whetheryouractwillu