For someone to be kind to someone that they dont know just to get something from them?
2007-05-14 01:47:05 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Insincerity is a form of deceit. No matter what you call it, being kind to simply get something is unethical/immoral.
2007-05-14 01:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on what they're trying to get. I would be nice to someone I didn't know if I needed to ask them for directions, for example, but I don't think that would make me insincere or deceitful. I think what would make their behavior deceitful or insincere is if they would have been mean or rude if they weren't trying to get something. I would have a hard time holding it against someone that they were kind to strangers, unless they had a serious ulterior motive.
2007-05-14 09:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by IQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bit deceptive & insincere but it's called being a salesman. Anyone trying to sell a product or service has to at least pretend to be nice to everyone to make the sale. Anytime someone is being nice just to get something in return they're being deceitful & insincere. Sometimes it's necessary. I could never be in sales. I'm too honest. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I'm not good at faking it just to get something out of someone. I will be civil with anyone but I will only go out of my way to be kind when it's sincere & honest, not just to gain something. I wouldn't feel comfortable lying to someone just to fool them into doing me a favour.
2007-05-14 10:19:22 · answer #3 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For someone to show kindness just to get what they want is both a conscious act of deception and insincerity. Sad to say but there will always be "user-friendly" people who'll take advantage of the so-called friendship and emotions invested in them.
It's good to help people, but one should always be guarded enough to know when they're already being taken advantage of.
2007-05-14 09:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is both deceitful and insincere. Insincere being the least of what is wrong.
2007-05-14 08:50:14 · answer #5 · answered by penydred 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are shades of insincerity and deceit; also shades of feigned or fake; in a long run, neither is good in sales or in relationships, however, sometimes a lack of sincerity is more kind and beneficial than the truth and then a deception is, in my opinion, justified--(placebo effect in healing, for example).
2007-05-14 09:25:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Insincere. For deceit, you have to know them.
2007-05-14 08:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is both deceitful and insincere, but there are alot of people out there who would consider it normal. Which to me, is sad.
2007-05-14 08:50:18 · answer #8 · answered by hippiemommy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I were stuck in traffic all day and rushing to a meeting and had reached my boiling point for frustration and needed to know the time badly. I might ask a stranger for the time. If I said pleasantly say "Nice day today. Would you know the time?".. to me, that borders on insincere. Of course the stranger doesn't know that, and I could get the time. No harm, no foul.
If I walked up to the individual, sincerely saying "Hey Joe, How's the wife!" reaching out, giving him a two handed handshake and while he is confused, I walk off with his watch saying "Good to see you, gotta run." That is sincerely deceitful.
Therefore... IMO the answer would depend on the situation.
2007-05-14 09:04:58 · answer #9 · answered by strayinma 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Deceitful..
2007-05-14 08:49:39 · answer #10 · answered by samdesign78 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋