Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Facts About Cheating

By Gabriel H Burnside


What is the nature of cheating, and how can a person be sure to not fall prey to a cheating plot? Is there a way for us to better understand the concept of cheating and how people cheat?

With the type of society we are living in, it is safe to say that there is a good amount of people who have been swindled at least once in their life. Possibly it has happened in sports or a game like poker. Or maybe a person has been taken advantage of in a business transaction. For several people, cheating is justifiable particularly on instances when it can help them win. Some cheaters, swindlers and con artists excuse their cheating behavior by putting blame on their victim. On some occasions, it is difficult to tell if a person is cheating or not.

Are there any good that could come out of cheating, and if there are, what are they? Some people may be led to believe that cheating is a good thing just because they got something out of it; these advantages may come in the form of money, prestige or recognition. But the question is did anyone actually win in that scenario? Better yet, is it right to call a person who won by cheating a victor?

Nothing beneficial, in the true meaning of the word, can ever come out of cheating. Often, people who are truthful and nave are the ones often abused by other people. In our present-day society, it almost appears as if instead of rewarding people who are honest, we end up blaming them for their naivet. When a person cheats, he is giving a bad example to other people by teaching them an incorrect way of thinking, and that is cheating is the easiest and surefire way to win.

So what are the ways that we can identify cheating from the start? It is a characteristic of cheating to hide itself. Cheating works to the benefit of the individual committing the cheating when the victim has no knowledge of it. With that said, you should arm yourself with the correct approach and you can face cheating head on. One method that can be done is sharpening of skills particularly those referring to critical thinking and reasoning. Keith Ranier, a scientist that created the organization NXIVM, said that if people want to win over cheating, they should improve on their skills to think critically. With that in mind, perhaps your best option in winning over a cheater with a strategy is to create a better one.




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