Deceptive Behaviors Lying People Display to Reveal Themselves

[littlemissmartypants]

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[GreenWave]

1. They missed one. Being a Republican.

[Jim__]

2. Ummm, well, leading your answer with umm or well may be a sign of lying.

But, I'd be curious as to what percentage of the time when someone begins their answer with umm or well, they're not lying.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Fair question. Unfortunately,...

It's not that simple. Deception detection is not based on singular indicators.

It's necessary to look at the overall picture and performance of individuals in communication when attempting to evaluate any level of deception.

Facial expressions, speech patterns, and body language (known clinically as non-verbal communication) analysed through several different categories all contribute when assessing deception.

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[Nictuku]

5. I usually use "Ummm, well" at the beginning of a sentence

when I'm trying to say something truthful, that might offend the person listening, and I'm trying to make it less offensive, usually put into a question format.

"Um, well, doesn't such and such mean this and that?" kind of thing

[littlemissmartypants]

6. That you're...

Prefacing and tempering your comment to be less offensive, is a form of deception. Not all deception is nefarious by intent. The example is when one might say something not entirely truthful to save hurt feelings. Which is what it seems like you're describing here.

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[Nictuku]

7. Exactly

Very interesting.
Something to think about.

[boonecreek]

3. The part about using the wrong hand gestures.

Does that explain Trump's "accordion hands"?