Fraudulence of the Human Kind There are countless reasons and explanations for why people may lie. Some may classify lying as excuses or to even protect people from the truth. Lying is something us humans matriculate from a young age, and slowly develop into becoming more sophisticated liars, over our longing years of life. Humans are all dishonest, whether they want to admit it or not, towards co-workers, friends, or even family; Us humans build on the lies, naturally. Lying can cause deterioration in relationships with others, which can be a downside of being dishonest. In fact, there can be some upsides of falsehood, and that can be surprising to some. Researchers have uncovered that there could possibly be a logic behind dishonesty. Being honest is a policy that all of society wants to follow, but ocasionally deception and being dishonest are just a part of being human.
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In Yudhijit Bhattacharjee’s article “Why We Lie” from the June 2017 issue of National Geographic, he effectively uses pathos and logos to show the effects of different types of liars and why lying is considered a natural part of being human. To start, Bhattacharjee’s intro into the article gets right into the use of pathos. He exerts a personal story right off the bat to catch the audience's attention. Bhattacharjee applies certain tones by starting off explaining the life of Alexi Santana, or so he called himself. Bhattacharjee states, “Except that Santana’s story was a lie.” This pathos here reels the audience in, giving off a certain emotion or mood. Formerly, Bhattacharjee then jumps right into more pathos, connecting “James Houge”, who was the true name of Alexi Santana, by responding, “Criminals who spin lies and weave deceptions to gain unjust rewards-” To end the sentence he adds another personal statement about another criminal, “as the financier Bernie Madoff did for years,” Bhattacharjee associates pathos and logos by giving off something emotional and personal, then quickly after, he replies with something factual. He explains, “Sometimes people lie to inflate their image.” Then immediately after he ties in an example of a person who shows a connection to that particular stance: “A motivation that might best explain President Donald Trump’s demonstrably false assertion..” Bhattacharjee succeeds at backing up his evidences with an opinionated stance about …show more content…
Using facts and evidence Bhattacharjee informs readers, “Sociopathic individuals-those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder- tend to tell manipulative lies, while narcissists may tell falsehoods to boost their image.” By informing the audience about how some with disorders or mental deficiency may have the tendency to give off more lies, he grabs the reader's attention by using the words like “sociopathic”. This tends to grab the reader's emotions considering it is a more sensitive topic, that people may not feel comfortable enough to talk about. Since Bhattacharjee is using a more personal topic, it can grab the audience's attention further. Falsehood is something that society has not yet to accept, even when it may just be apart of human nature. Whether it is to protect loved ones from the truth, or to get out of a problem or situation. By the use of pathos and logos, throughout the article, Bhattacharjee effectively uncovers evidence beneath the surface, of why countless humans choose to lie, and the causes and effects of being dishonest. Bhattacharjee shares an abounding amount of personal experiences from others as well as laying down the facts behind it
In Yudhijit Bhattacharjee’s article “Why We Lie” from the June 2017 issue of National Geographic, he effectively uses pathos and logos to show the effects of different types of liars and why lying is considered a natural part of being human. To start, Bhattacharjee’s intro into the article gets right into the use of pathos. He exerts a personal story right off the bat to catch the audience's attention. Bhattacharjee applies certain tones by starting off explaining the life of Alexi Santana, or so he called himself. Bhattacharjee states, “Except that Santana’s story was a lie.” This pathos here reels the audience in, giving off a certain emotion or mood. Formerly, Bhattacharjee then jumps right into more pathos, connecting “James Houge”, who was the true name of Alexi Santana, by responding, “Criminals who spin lies and weave deceptions to gain unjust rewards-” To end the sentence he adds another personal statement about another criminal, “as the financier Bernie Madoff did for years,” Bhattacharjee associates pathos and logos by giving off something emotional and personal, then quickly after, he replies with something factual. He explains, “Sometimes people lie to inflate their image.” Then immediately after he ties in an example of a person who shows a connection to that particular stance: “A motivation that might best explain President Donald Trump’s demonstrably false assertion..” Bhattacharjee succeeds at backing up his evidences with an opinionated stance about …show more content…
Using facts and evidence Bhattacharjee informs readers, “Sociopathic individuals-those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder- tend to tell manipulative lies, while narcissists may tell falsehoods to boost their image.” By informing the audience about how some with disorders or mental deficiency may have the tendency to give off more lies, he grabs the reader's attention by using the words like “sociopathic”. This tends to grab the reader's emotions considering it is a more sensitive topic, that people may not feel comfortable enough to talk about. Since Bhattacharjee is using a more personal topic, it can grab the audience's attention further. Falsehood is something that society has not yet to accept, even when it may just be apart of human nature. Whether it is to protect loved ones from the truth, or to get out of a problem or situation. By the use of pathos and logos, throughout the article, Bhattacharjee effectively uncovers evidence beneath the surface, of why countless humans choose to lie, and the causes and effects of being dishonest. Bhattacharjee shares an abounding amount of personal experiences from others as well as laying down the facts behind it