Read the passage and answer the following question.
Life often poses certain circumstances that compel us to take the wrong way and tell a lie. We tend to become dishonest in certain situations. Once a person realizes that they can get away with a misdeed by lying, they tend to be dishonest again and again. Initially, it is indeed very tempting; however, in the grand scheme of things, the truth and the truth alone finds its way to glory.
All of us commit mistakes; nobody is perfect. One may find oneself in a very confused position in life that requires one to lie. It is very tough always to maintain an honest posture. However, one is forgivable if one realizes one’s misdeeds over time.
An inherently unwise person would repeatedly suppress the voice within themselves that asks them to tread a path of honesty. For their petty gains, they would resort to dishonesty. Such a deliberate attempt to tone down one’s inner voice to repeatedly falsify facts is not worth forgiving. Nor is it of any benefit, because the truth always finds its way into the light.
There is one difference between being deliberately dishonest and telling white lies. White lies are lies that we all tell once in a while to get out of awkward situations we are put in. White lies do not have any casualties; they are harmless. White lies have no significant bad impact on the one who tells them or the one who hears them. They are justifiable.
What is the writer’s attitude towards white lies?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mild acceptance
The writer is strict about lying on purpose, but the tone softens for white lies.
- The passage says white lies are “harmless” and that “They are justifiable.” The writer also says we all tell them “once in a while”.
- The writer does not praise white lies. The writer only accepts them as a small, normal part of life.
- That is mild acceptance. Mild means gentle, not strong.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Strong disapproval — Incorrect. Wrong part of the passage: The writer does disapprove strongly, but of deliberate dishonesty. White lies are called justifiable.
Option 3: Complete indifference — Incorrect. Contradicted: Indifference means not caring at all. The writer gives a whole paragraph to white lies and judges them. That is not indifference.
Option 4: Deep fear — Incorrect. Not mentioned: The writer shows no fear of white lies. The passage calls them harmless.