Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:

Certainly anyone who insists on condemning all lies should think about what would happen if we could reliably tell when our family, friends, colleagues, and government leaders were deceiving us. It is tempting to think that the world would become a better place without the hand, perhaps there is such a thing as too much honesty.

Adapted from Allison Kornet, “The Truth About Lying”

Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth?
Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.