Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Blog post #1
Jordan Prader
Melinda Schroeder
English 101
9/27/16
1.) The article "Why We Lie", by Dan Ariely, explains why, how, and when we lie. Ariely uses a variety of experiments to test the average person's honesty. One of these experiments is called the "matrix task", in this test a group of people are given a sheet of paper with matrices on it. Then, they are told to finish as many of the matrices as they can within the time limit and at the end to destroy their sheet and report how many they finished for a reward. Areily also test what could effect this, what would make us cheat more or less? He finds that many people will cheat, but only a little, because they want to remain honest and guilt free. His tests also show that when reminded of morality very few people will lie or cheat.
2.) Most people cheat a little, but what makes us cheat more or less?
3.) I found that the quote "But locking our doors against the dishonest monsters will not keep them out; the will always cheat their way in. It is the woman down the hallway - the sweet one who could not even carry away your flat-screen TV if she wanted to- who needs to be reminded constantly that, even if the door is open, she cannot just walk in and 'borrow' a cup of sugar without asking." (Ariely par.26) stood out to me a lot. It describes very well how our society is, that we know our locks wont keep out anyone who really wants to get in, but it will keep anyone from being tempted to try.
Citations: Ariely, Dan. "Why We Lie." The Bedford Reader 12th (2014): 440-46. Print.
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I chose that same quote! I liked it because it was a good example of an every day situation that people may find themselves in. We might not be dealing specifically with a woman who just wants to "borrow" a cup of sugar, but there's always that one (or more) person who wants to "borrow" first and then ask permission later. I'm not sure who wrote this one quote but it's something I've heard around and it applies with this situation. "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission". I think that's how a lot of people live their life, if someone's gonna forgive us later, than it shouldn't be an issue to just with hold some of the information now.
ReplyDeleteMake sure when you summarize you are straight to the point, honing in on the main idea presented by your author. The summary should be no more than 7-10 sentences and no rhetorical questions or direct quotes are needed. You do, however, need to include a parenthetical phrase at the end of the paragraph where you summarized your key points.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with the quote you choose. It was certainly one of my favorites. It is a nice reminder that even the most trust worthy people can lie and cheat when tempted. It make us think about ourselves and just how many times have we been tempted and have not acted. Or on the flip side how many times have we lied and cheated because of temptation.
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