Lies

I totally agree with Ericsson when she says that lies have become almost the norm in today's society. If somebody said that they don't lie very often, well they would be lying. I think she organized her essay very well. There are so many different types of lies and she made it easy to distinguish between each of them. 

There are probably other types of lies that Ericsson forgot to mention, but she gave the basis for each lie. In my opinion, other types of lies come from combinations of those that she listed. I think the most common lie that people tell are white lies. White lies are small, easy to tell, and essentially harmless. What people don't realize is that their white lies will add up and create a big problem in the future. Maybe some of us have been caught in a string of white lies and had no choice but to take the heat for it. 

I think Ericsson wrote this essay to show people how lies have become a normal part of our lives. There's so many types that people may not even know they are lying. She wanted to make a point that we should really be conscious of how many lies we tell. As common as they are, we should cut down on how frequently we lie.