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Some people think that honesty is the best policy. Others believe that it is acceptable to lie in certain situations. What is your opinion? v.1

Some people think that honesty is the best policy. Others believe that it is acceptable to lie in certain situations. What is your opinion? v. 1
While some people believe that the best policy is to be honest with each other, others argue that it is not always the case. Although I am an advocate for honesty in most situations, there are acceptable lies as long as they come from good intentions. Honesty is an important virtue in maintaining structure within the self and in a society as well as in fostering relationships with others. A person will probably experience an internal sense of chaos if he/she is not true to himself/herself. In addition, if everyone starts lying to each other, the society will also become chaotic. For example, companies cannot do businesses with each other based on dishonesty and manipulation. One more reason why honesty is crucial is it is the foundation of human relationships. It is very difficult to build and maintain a relationship on a bed of lies. Dishonesty is the cause for trust issues that many couples experience nowadays. On the other hand, I believe that total transparency and honesty are neither necessary nor helpful under certain circumstances. The truth can sometimes assist or hinder a person or a relationship. For example, a child who is unfit and untalented in playing basketball but desperately wanting to improve will not benefit from hearing the “ugly” truth that he is not good at basketball. He may take a while to improve with lots of encouragement even if it means to tell him that he is good enough to play. Over time, the right sort of support will help build up his confidence, and he may eventually become much better at this choice of sport. In conclusion, for the most part, honesty is indeed the best policy. However, we need to be careful of the impact of our honesty, which can hurt our loved ones; therefore in some small cases it might be better to tell lies that do not cause any major damage.
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people
believe that the best policy is to be honest with each
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other
, others argue that it is not always the case. Although I am an advocate for
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honesty
in most situations, there are acceptable lies as long as they
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come
from
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good
intentions.

Honesty is an
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important
virtue in maintaining structure within the self and in a society
as well
as in fostering
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relationships
with others. A person will
probably
experience an internal sense of chaos if he/she is not true to himself/herself.
In addition
, if everyone
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starts
lying to each
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other
, the society will
also
become chaotic.
For example
,
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companies
cannot do businesses with each
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other
based on dishonesty and manipulation.

One more reason why
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honesty
is crucial is it is the foundation of human
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relationships
. It is
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very
difficult to build and maintain a
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relationship
on a bed of lies. Dishonesty is the cause for trust issues that
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many
couples experience nowadays.

On the
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other
hand, I believe that total transparency and
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honesty
are neither necessary nor helpful under certain circumstances. The truth can
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sometimes
assist or hinder a person or a
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relationship
.
For example
, a child who is unfit and untalented in playing basketball
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but
desperately
wanting to
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improve
will not benefit from hearing the “ugly” truth that he is not
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good
at basketball. He may take a while to
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improve
with lots of encouragement even if it means to
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tell
him that he is
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good
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enough
to play. Over time, the right sort of support will
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help
build up his confidence, and he may
eventually
become much better at this choice of sport.

In conclusion
,
for the most part
,
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honesty
is
indeed
the best policy.
However
, we need to be careful of the impact of our
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honesty
, which can hurt our
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loved
ones;
therefore
in
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some
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small
cases it might be better to
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tell
lies that do not cause any major damage.
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
13Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Mistakes
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IELTS essay Some people think that honesty is the best policy. Others believe that it is acceptable to lie in certain situations. What is your opinion? v. 1

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
319 words
6
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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  • Include an introduction and conclusion
  • Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 7.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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