EY Y04 L28 Honesty

  1. Sometimes telling half-truths and flat-out lying is an act of kindness. Tell us about a time recently when you have had to lie or obfuscate the truth in order to protect someone else's feelings or well-being. In English, we call this a "white lie".
  2. Are you a good liar? Would you make a great poker player? Why?
  3. Tell me about someone who has been in the news recently that has been accused of or caught lying. What happened?
  4. Are you a trusting or skeptical person? Are you too trusting or too skeptical? Why do you think so?
  5. Tell me about a time when you were ripped-off, over-charged, lied to or deceived. What happened?
  6. Tell us about someone on TV that you feel is not trustworthy. Why are you skeptical of this person?

Question 1

Sometimes when my husband leaves for work, he asks if his clothes look good. I usually just nod in agreement. He takes so long to choose clothes and if I make him second guess his outfit he might be late for work.

Question 2

I'm not a good liar. Whenever I play card games or any game that requires deceit, I get too nervous and give away my stance. If I'm about to win, I giggle and smile a lot which makes it too obvious to my opponents.

Question 3

There are a lot of celebrities on the news nowadays who is accused of extramarital affairs. Some of them just ignore the issue until it dies out. I think celebrities have already mastered ways to keep their reputations squeaky clean no matter what criticism or accusation is thrown at them.

Question 4

I am a very skeptical person. It might be my defense mechanism in order not to get hurt or to avoid any confrontations. I prefer to maintain distance if I don't know a person deeply and I get cynical if someone acts too nicely.

Question 5

It's not my personal experience but I had some colleagues before who were ripped off by their own clients. As a design architect, even though we require our clients to sign a contract for every design phase, there are moments when the client no longer keeps in touch. Next thing we know, they've already decided to build and construct the design themselves and just hired another person to execute our designs at a cheaper cost.

Question 6

I can't pinpoint anyone in particular but I always question a politician's motives whenever they make a grand speech in public. I get skeptical if they can deliver their promises and wonder if they are really passionate about public service.

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