正方]:

Hello, host and judges!

I am very happy to express my opinion today on whether white lies undermine integrity. The following is our view:

There is no doubt that a white lie itself is a lie. Lies, lying is deception, deception is immoral, and immoral things are unpopular. These are all things our teachers have taught us since childhood. But let’s ask ourselves, who hasn’t told lies? Whether it is for our relatives, friends, or strangers, there are many purposes, but when we add a "goodwill" to a lie, it seems that everyone may accept it. This is a concentrated expression of the weakness of human nature.

Mark Twain once said: "When you can't make up your mind, tell the truth. It will embarrass your opponents and relieve your friends." Therefore, psychology The opinion of academic experts is: Don’t lie easily, even if it’s a white lie.

[Opposition]:

When a poor mother leaves the only food she has for her children while hiding the fact that she is still hungry, do you still want to accuse a kind and noble person? Is maternal love "dishonest"? In fact, we can see the shadow of white lies everywhere in life, from the tearful comfort before the sickbed to the politeness when rejecting politely, from the decay of the lover's world to the beautiful exaggeration in the poet's writing, but they are not that terrible, let the other party talk about it. "Lie" and color changes.

[正方]:

Hello, host and judges!

The second opponent, please note that even if it is a white lie, as a lie itself, it is an act contrary to integrity. Therefore, regardless of whether the lie has a good purpose, as a lie itself, it will definitely hinder the Integrity. Therefore, I want to speak loudly here, let us reject white lies and jointly build an honest society.

[Opposition]:

In the first argument of the other party, it was pointed out that when a person faces two obligations, and when they conflict with each other, the obligation of the other party should be alleviated. But the first defense of the affirmative did not discuss that white lies and honesty are contradictory. How can we directly conclude that white lies will definitely relieve the duty of good faith?

Please note that the other side of the defense team has clearly stated in the first defense that lies themselves should have the function of deceiving, and only malicious lies are based on deception. Please do not narrow the extension of the concept of "lie".

[Effective]:

Please note that there are major omissions in your defense. We believe that when distinguishing things, we should first start with the definition. Based on the definition of Kangxi Dictionary, a white lie is to seek truth without facts, to tell lies, to exaggerate, to cover up, and to distort the truth. Let’s start with the analysis of the phrase structure of white lies. It is a biased phrase, and the central word is lie. Therefore, white lies are essentially lies. Although the motives of white lies are good intentions, because good intentions themselves have certain uncertainties, they are often exploited by some "professional liars" - this is an indisputable fact. "Lies" themselves are dark. The likes and dislikes of things cannot be measured by their purpose. White lies themselves are lies. Although he took off his beggar's clothes and put on a cheongsam, he still couldn't get rid of the essence of lies, and lies meant deception, thus hindering integrity. The starting point of a white lie is good, but often once such a lie is exposed, it will hurt the other party more deeply. As a lie itself, it is an act contrary to integrity.

In the 20-word code of ethics proposed in the "Implementation Outline for Citizen Morality Construction" promulgated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, "integrity" is a very important code. Integrity is the pursuit of "truth" and the pursuit of integrity. justice. The ancients said that "the true one" is the most sincere person. If you are not refined or sincere, you cannot move people.

As General Secretary Hu Jintao said in his speech: "The harmonious socialist society we want to build should be democracy and the rule of law, fairness and justice, integrity and friendliness, full of vitality, stability and order, and harmony between man and nature. society.”

Through the above-mentioned multi-faceted analysis, we believe that no matter whether a lie has a good purpose, it will definitely hinder integrity as a lie.

[Opposition]:

White lies and honesty are moral norms in different categories and will not conflict, just like a car will not hit a plane.

Integrity: Trust. In Chinese culture, "faith" and "righteousness" constitute "faithfulness", which is a humanistic spirit and a criterion for life. "Faith" and "sincerity" are connected to form the moral code of "honesty", which is a rare product. The sages of modern Western jurisprudence proposed the concept of "contract society". All relationships between people are contractual relationships. In such a In society, integrity is the bottom line of social morality. After my country establishes a market economy, it is necessary to establish a standardized and orderly market, and integrity has become the most important criterion. Therefore, "integrity" in the modern sense is the moral code for market operation.

White lies, all kinds of white lies from the starting point and the result, are all to protect the other person's emotions and maintain the other person's mental health and happiness, which is a kind of humanistic spirit. Because of the existence of white lies, the world becomes better, warmer, and more harmonious. The world will be full of love and sunshine, children will grow up healthily, the elderly will enjoy their old age, and the patients will be full of hope.

So, these are two moral principles in different fields, which will not conflict or contradict each other, and white lies will not hinder integrity.

A white lie is not a "lie" (a malicious lie), just like a whale in the sea is not a fish, and a mouse is not a mouse.

[Effective]:

Please pay attention to the other party’s argument. Is it a lie? Where does the goodwill come from? ! That’s goodwill! Why lie? !

Although lies are well-intentioned, as a lie itself, it is an act contrary to integrity. Therefore, no matter whether the lie has a good purpose or not, as a lie, it will definitely hinder integrity.

Looking back at the national spirit, it turns out that integrity is actually in the dim light. Across the river of thousands of years, one can still clearly hear: Integrity is the virtue of the Chinese nation, just like the Great Wall is the symbol of the Chinese nation. If a person loses his integrity, what he leaves behind is hypocrisy: if an enterprise loses its integrity, it will face bankruptcy; and if a nation loses its integrity, it will face corruption and death!

If you keep your word and integrity, you will have a pure land; if you keep your word and integrity, you will succeed; if you keep your word and integrity, the Chinese nation will be eternal.

Here I would like to ask the other classmate, when a person loses his integrity, does his starting point still have good intentions?

[Opposition]:

Please note to the other debater that our debate topic today is whether white lies impede integrity, not whether dishonest people still have good intentions. Please understand the logic of cause and effect. The opponent's fellow debater said that since it is a lie, how can there be any good intention? Do you doubt the existence of white lies? Since there are no white lies, is our discussion today still meaningful? (Author: Yu Lu September 25, 10:03)

[正方]:

There is no need, why are we sitting here debating?

The so-called goodwill Lies can also lead to unforeseen consequences. He also gave an example: A person is terminally ill. In order to allow him to spend the rest of his life peacefully, his relatives and friends unanimously hide it from him. There is absolutely no malice and no self-interest in this, but it often fails to satisfy people's expectations and the deception cannot last long. On the contrary, the patient loses the rationality to cooperate with treatment and the opportunity to deal with personal affairs. The female philosopher Sisela Polk warned that such lies will put people on the verge of a major decline in personality. She wrote in her book "Lying, Moral Choices in Public and Private Life": "The psychological barriers disappear, the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood becomes more blurred, and the concept of believing that lies cannot be detected may tend to Paranoid." Some psychologists who have studied the phenomenon of lying suggest that before anyone wants to tell some "white lies" to friends, relatives, or colleagues, it is best to carefully consider an issue involving psychological reactions, that is, if the other party After knowing the truth, will I be grateful for your kindness, or will I feel that my long-term trust in you has been hurt by you?

[Opposition]:

The opponent’s opponent has admitted the existence of white lies. Relatives and friends will not affect the treatment. In fact, they are for better treatment. Stress will only affect the condition. A mother divorced her husband. The child was still ignorant at the time. The mother told the child that your father is a sailor and is abroad now. He will come back in a few days. The child is full of expectations for life and has never been distressed or felt inferior because of the lack of a member of his family - his father. Later, the mother scored twice, found a new husband, and established a new family, so she said to her child: Your father has come back from abroad. As a result, there is no barrier between the child and his father, and they share the same affection as father and son. Since the father does not see the child outside, he treats the child as his own.

Give your children daily tutoring so that they can grow up healthily and become students in prestigious universities. One day, when the child graduated from college, she finally found out that her father was not her biological father. Although she cried and was distressed that she had been deceived, she would eventually understand that her mother was right to do this, otherwise she would not There will be no happy childhood, no mental health, no good academic achievements, no happy family, no... (too much).

I would like to ask the opponent’s fellow debater to ask himself, who in the world would doubt the opponent’s personality and integrity because of a white lie?

[Format]:

“White lies are more of excuses”!

Anyone who uses an excuse is trying to use it to protect themselves or others. Help us save face so we can endure setbacks.

Gaismer said: "It is quite common to think that you are better than you really are." The excuses people come up with are sometimes unexpected. Why do people deceive themselves and others? American humorist Lai Dele pointed out: "Most people do not live in reality, but live in fantasies, especially fantasies about themselves." Then again, it is sometimes difficult to understand the truth about yourself and your friends. It's very cruel, and it's best not to know about it.

However, most excuses are destructive. Using excuses unconsciously can fool yourself, if not others. So I ask the other party to realize, have more integrity and less excuses! At the same time, I would like to ask the other party, if everyone has this view, how can we build an honest society and how can our country develop greater integrity?

[Opposition]:

People always give lies a derogatory connotation. This is because there is a crisis of integrity in today's society, and lies are actually neutral. Even if today's society proposes the ethics of integrity, it does not require that the truth be told in all circumstances, and lies are not allowed to exist. White lies are not "lies" (malicious lies), and they do not conflict with integrity and have their existence. Spatially, if you don't like the word "lie", we can mind linguists creating another word, such as "false words" and "euphemism" to express the semantic meaning of white lies.

White lies leave behind the ugliness and come to the beautiful world!

White lies abandon selfishness and come to the world of integrity!

Ask your opponent to give examples. Who has been harmed by white lies? Causes loss of integrity?

[Affirmative]:

You did not answer the affirmative’s three questions directly. I think that even if lies are well-intentioned, their negative impact is everywhere. No need to give examples. This negative impact on integrity is often relatively subtle and is a kind of chronic poisoning. Ignoring this poison is undoubtedly deceiving oneself and stealing the bell. I would like to ask the debaters on the other side. You keep saying that white lies and integrity are two different categories. Could you please give an accurate definition of white lies?

[Contrary]:

The affirmative side said in the third argument that "white lies are more of excuses". Does this sentence require proof? Is it possible to quote directly without argument? The affirmative's three arguments directly demonstrate the harm of "excuses", which contains serious logical errors. At the same time, I found that the opposing debater had many logical errors, so I won’t list them all here.

We asked the other party to cite examples, but the other party said that there are many examples, but still did not cite one.

Everyone knows the meaning of a white lie. It is not a new concept. Why need to define it again?

The affirmative's third defense repeatedly emphasized that white lies are chronic poisoning and are hidden. However, they did not conduct rigorous demonstrations or cite an example, but directly concluded that we cannot agree with it.

May I ask my fellow debater, how do white lies undermine integrity?

[正方]:

Hello, Jacky Zhang Hui!

Thank you very much for your trust and support in us! We must live up to the expectations of all teachers and students.

[Effective]:

When two people were in love, both parties promised never to change their hearts, but later they broke up. This was a white lie at the time, but the victim was later It was a serious blow. Does 1+1=2 require people in our area to continue to argue? This is a very simple question. Just like the idea that white lies are excuses. Japan ignores historical facts and distorts history, and gets This is strongly condemned by most Asian people.

When the German president devoutly expressed his condolences to the victims of World War II, he received not only the Nobel Peace Prize, but also the understanding and tolerance of the people of the world.

If a country or a nation can always treat and evaluate objective things with a fair heart, it will definitely create an atmosphere of honesty and clarity instead of a vicious cycle of intrigue.

Premier Zhu Fangji pointed out in the government work report at the fifth session of the Ninth National People's Congress that it is necessary to "effectively strengthen the construction of social credit and gradually form a good governance system in which integrity is the basis and ethics is the priority in the whole society. fashion". Being sincere and making friends with trust is an important part of our country's traditional morality. It is also a fundamental measure to maintain the normal operation of the economy, promote institutional innovation, and rectify and standardize the market economic order at present and in the future. At present, with the rapid development of the economy and society and the evolution of people's values, the lack of credit in some fields and individuals has increasingly become a serious social hazard and must be paid great attention to. As the other party said in the first argument, there is no good intention in lies. If they are lies, they hinder integrity. May I ask the other party, what is integrity? What is lacking in our society?

[正方]:

We believe that so-called kind lies are detrimental to integrity. Of course, the lies here are not the shocking scams that people usually say, but are just pretending to affirm or affirm the practices, opinions or views of spouses, relatives and friends. Lies that support (but don’t actually approve of).

Here is an example of a company manager named Tom in Southern California. Tom spends Thanksgiving with his wife and son at his mother-in-law's house every year. He actually dislikes eating a "special" pumpkin pie that his mother-in-law makes, but he tells her how delicious her pie is to avoid hurting her feelings. "Is this wrong?" Tom asked his psychiatrist. This is a question that many people will ask. The psychologist asked him to see the lie from his mother-in-law's perspective. Suppose one day, Tom's son confides the truth in front of his grandmother, and her mother-in-law discovers Tom's true feelings. Will she tell Tom, "Thank you for your kindness?" Or will she feel emotionally hurt and say, "How could you do this all these years?" What else are you hiding from me like this?" And what questions will Tom's mother-in-law have about herself? Will Tom's son also imitate his father's lies? How would he view his father's personality? Will he ever believe what his father says again?

A novelist once wrote: "The first time we try to tell a lie, we fall into the chaos of our own weaving. "

We believe that the opponent has fundamental errors in the understanding and understanding of some concepts. Integrity is based on mutual honesty, and any deception is even so-called" It can be said that "good faith" lies are completely different from "good faith". I don't think there is any need to demonstrate the concept of "good faith" lies here, as the analysis has been very clear.

[正方]:

Integrity has been advocated since ancient times. History goes back to 359 BC, when Shang Yang of the Qin Dynasty enacted legislation to enrich the country and strengthen the army with integrity. The allusion of "standing trees at the south gate" was staged. Shang Yang practiced Dharma for ten years. "The people of Qin are very happy, no one picks up things on the road, there are no thieves in the mountains, and the family has enough people." Today, as our country joins the WTO and the market economy is developing day by day, if counterfeiting is allowed to run rampant and credibility is lost, it will cause huge harm to economic life and bring disastrous consequences to social life. The current of dishonesty will surely erode like the plague. Trust between people hinders the pace of the socialist market economy. Looking back at the painful experience, it is urgent to advocate integrity, punish breach of trust, and improve the credit ethics and credit legal system. Time waits for no time

May I ask my friend, how can lies come from good intentions? If they are lies, they hinder integrity. May I ask the other party? Debate friends, what is integrity? What does our society need? (Author: Xu Jinyan, September 25, 10:59)

[Opposition]:

The example of the other debater For example, lovers who are passionately in love promise each other that they will never change their hearts, but later break up. This is not a white lie, but a malicious lie. It is a deception of the other party's emotions and cannot prove that malicious lies are deceptive. (Author: Yu Lu September 25, 11:00)

[正方]:

We must reject lies and insist on integrity. How can we avoid the embarrassment encountered by the opposing party in work and life? We thought:

If you refuse at the beginning, there will be no embarrassing situation later.

We now live in a time where candidness is frowned upon.

"Don't say that the hat worn by the aunt next door is ugly, do you hear me?"

"You have to tell the new head teacher, 'I am very happy that you are our head teacher'!"

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When we say similar things, it is not our sincere thoughts, but rather we choose some good words to say to each other that are not sad. This is because we believe that white lies are indispensable in life.

Shall we look at this problem from the opposite perspective? When someone wears an ugly hat, we can tell them truthfully that something is wrong. That's because telling white lies all the time can get you into trouble. Therefore, you need to learn when to tell the truth and when to tell white lies, otherwise you will be unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

For example, suppose you received a birthday invitation from a not-so-close friend on the weekend. You didn’t want to go, but you were afraid of being angry if you refused, so you agreed vaguely. Time flies so fast. Seeing that it's approaching your friend's birthday, you still don't want to go, so now you find a reason to tell him that you can't go. Think about it, what will the other person think of you at this time? The other party will definitely see that you are unwilling to go, and they will definitely be very angry.

You didn’t refuse at first, but you still made your friend angry. What would it be like to show your attitude when invited?

"I'm very happy to be invited, but I can't go because I have something to do in town that day."