Summary of ‘’The Ways We Lie," by Stephanie Ericsson’’ Can you help me to correct my writing, thank you. / Can you help me to correct my writing? Thank you. In the article, "The Ways We Lie", Ericsson talks about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing so. In her article, she describes the different lies and how most people do them every day. First, she explains the white lie. The white lie tells a harmless lie instead of the truth. The second way she talks about's facades. Facades are described as putting on another face or making people believe something that is not true/ that you are not (depends on what you're trying to say_. These are bad because they seduce others into an illusion and make you look and feel like something you are not. Next, she talks about (You probably meant other types of lies, you could make the sentence much shorter without that, it also makes more sense) ignoring the plain facts and deflecting. These are similar because both involve not addressing important facts in an answer. Then, she talks about omissions, purposely leaving pieces of information out of an answer or not answering at all. Also, she talks about, Stereotypes and groupthink, which are very similar in the sense that they both create lies based on a group’s actions or feelings. Finally, she talks about an out-and-out lie, a straightforward lie. (this sentence grammatically is fine, but it ended so abruptly)