We All Tell Lies

                I believe the way Stephanie Ericsson categorizes lies (in her essay) was very well done. She categorizes lies in 10 different categorizes and gives an accurate title to each category along with explanations and examples. I believe the 10 kinds of lies she mentions are the only ones there are so she did not miss any. I believe she wrote this essay to explain to people a reality; it’s a reality most people don’t choose to face but she tells it to us straight out; it’s the reality that we are all liars in some way.  Her essay got published because who ever read her essay realized she was absolutely right and realized the whole world needed to see this reality. The purpose of the essay is to tell people that lies are a part of our lives and instead of denying that we tell them we should all learn to recognize them.

                I like how well organized Stephanie Ericsson wrote her essay. She wrote it in an easy way to understand since she categorized it in a simple way. Plus I like the whole topic of the essay. I never realized how easily we all tell lies without even noticing. I like the examples she used since they backed up all her points strongly, her examples gave her essay an emotional appeal since most of them were situations in which people were hurt in either an emotional or physical way. The category that explained omission affected me because of the example she uses about the priest who got away with molesting countless boys. That example made me completely realize how terrible omission can really be. I thought every quote at the beginning of each category gave the essay a special touch since most essays are not ever written that way. Some of the quotes were even humorous like the one that quoted The Wizard of Oz, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! I am the Great Oz!" I really did enjoy reading Stephanie Ericsson’s essay and hopefully I can recommend it to many more people.