Always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship

[Hicklinhappy]

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people.

Different people hold distinct views when it comes to whether telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people. If I had to make a decision, I would not go with that to tell the truth always is the most important consideration between people. In the following discussion, I would like to provide some reasons to support my point of view.

First of all, some people are not willing to hear the truth that is unhappy or scared. For example, my friend got the serious disease, so he should not live longer. In order to make him live more happily in the rest of his life, I did not tell him real truth about his disease. There is no better example to showcase than this.

However, there are skeptics. Some people think that people who do not tell the truth can not be trusted, and their relationship could be destroyed. However, if people heard the truth, they would become more frustrated and do something harmful to their bodies.

Another important fact that I’d like to point out here is that getting along with people happily is the most important consideration between people for any relationship. For instance, one day, I arrange a wedding proposal for my girlfriend in the hospital, but I did not tell her before. When she was working in the hospital, she heard that I got a terrible car accident and needed a surgery. However, she finally found the accident is not a real thing, and she was a little angry. In spite of a joke, the wedding proposal is unforgettable experience for her. Therefore, I considered that always telling the truth is not the most important consideration in any relationship between people.

To sum up, on the basis of the reasons presented above, which correlate with each other to generate an integrated and complete argument, we have no reason to doubt that I disagree that always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a student and her coach

[Luschen]

Hi Hicklinhappy, I thought your writing in this one was pretty good. Your sentences are clear and you don’t have too many grammar or usage mistakes. I did not like your content very much though. It just wasn’t very convincing and your examples, apart from your marriage proposal one, seemed overly brief and vague. I also did not really like your intro - I suggested a different format below. Overall, I would rate this one a 3 out of 5.

@Hicklinhappy

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people.

Different people hold distinct views when it comes to whether telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people. {I don’t really like these “cookie-cutter” introductions, especially if they are so banal and copy the prompt word for work} If I had to make a decision, I would not go with that to tell [the idea that telling] the truth always is the most important consideration between people. In the following discussion, I would like to provide some reasons to support my point of view.{this last sentence is not really needed - I would leave it out} {here is a good outline for an intro that I got from another website:
1st: state that the topic is important
2nd: explain why it’s important
3rd: restate the question
4th: presents your answer (thesis, opinion, etc.)
For this topic you could say: “1. The relationships we have with our family and friends are critical to our happiness and well-being. 2. If we have strong bonds with others, we will be able to learn from them in the good times and lean on them in times of trouble. 3. In forming these strong network of relationships there are many factors to consider. 4. Though some people think that honesty is the most critical aspect of strong relationships, I believe that always telling the truth is not always the best policy.” }

First of all, some people are not willing to hear the truth that [will make them] is unhappy or scared. For example, my friend got the [a ]serious disease, so he [was not expected to] should not live [much]longer. In order to make him live more happily in the rest of his life, I did not tell him real truth about his disease. There is no better example to showcase than this. {this example seems very unbelievable - how would you come to learn about this disease, yet he did not know? Maybe adding some details would make it easier for me to understand}

However, there are skeptics. {this is not really a good topic sentence - it is unclear how this relates to the prompt or your thesis} Some people think that people who do not tell {it seems like “do not always tell the truth” is more reasonable and reflects the prompt more accurately} the truth can not be trusted, and their relationship could be destroyed. However, if people heard the truth, they would become more frustrated and do something harmful to their bodies. {this example is very vague and therefore not very convincing - please give more detailed examples}

Another important fact that I’d like to point out here is that getting along with people happily is the most important consideration between people for any relationship. {this is good - but try to tie this to honesty in the topic sentence} For instance, one day, I arrange[d ] a wedding proposal for my girlfriend in the hospital, but I did not tell her before[hand]. When she was working in the hospital, she heard that I [had ]got[ten in] a terrible car accident and needed a surgery. However, she finally found the accident [wa]s not a real thing, and she was a little angry. In spite of a[the] joke, the wedding proposal [wa]s [an] unforgettable experience for her. Therefore, I considered that always telling the truth is not the most important consideration in any relationship between people. {this is a bit abrupt - explain why the example supports your contention. Maybe say that being able to joke around and have a sense of humor with your friend or spouse is very important to strengthen your relationship and this often relies on telling funny stories or making jokes that are not always 100 percent true}

To sum up, on the basis of the reasons presented above, which correlate with each other to generate an integrated and complete argument, we have no reason to doubt that I disagree {this sounds odd to me - yes, we have no reason to doubt that you disagree, but we may doubt that your disagreement is valid} that always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship between people.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a student and her coach

[Hicklinhappy]

Thank you for your comment on my essay. Teacher Lusche.

[bugra]

The truths and lies take enormous parts of our lives. So is telling the truth all the time necessary or sometimes is it unnecessarily eroding in any kind of relationship? Some may think it is not a big deal to say white lies from time to time but I disagree with that idea since I believe the most important factor that makes relationship concrete is telling each other the truths.

To begin with, telling the truth is one most important agents that build up trustworthiness between people. It is something that we commonly witness that people are being hypocrite more and more nowadays as the competition levels rising. Thus people become more cautious about choosing friends and they want them to be someone that they could easily count on. The truth-telling is coming into play and giving an idea about personalities and what the possible future friendship is going to be alike. The doctors who always tell the truth no matter what at the hospital I am working, have the best relationship with their patients and even more, the patient compliances are much higher in those relationships. It does not only construct the relationship but also makes it beneficial to the patients’ health.

What’s more, telling the truth is an important determinant for people to have respect and value each other. Lately, people are more prone to lose temper and behave disrespectfully to one another. That’s one of the most important reasons why we should care about respect. As telling the truth and respect are closely related to each other, respect is going to appear easily between people once people are honest and tell the truth to each other.

In conclusion, although many believe that white lies are not as damaging as they’re thought to be, I think that most things that created after much effort between people shouldn’t be jeopardized for just tiny little things called white lies. I strongly believe that telling the truth plays a leading role in structuring a strong relationship between people.

[Torsten]

Hi Bugra, I think your level of writing is almost exactly the same as Burak’s so everything I have told him applies to you as well.

Best regards,
Torsten

[bugra]

Hi Torsten ,
Thank you for taking your time and replying , I appreciate that