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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Select few 'can identify liars' |
| 2004-10-15 |
| A University of San Francisco study found only 31 people out of 13,000 could identify in nearly all cases when someone was lying. ... The study said the wizards [human lie detector] had a "natural talent" although they were highly motivated and tended to be older. Police, lawyers and FBI agents were all among the groups who were unable to tell if people were lying. Tap, tap. No. not a smidget of a movement. Stuck or sumtin'? Lawyers... what a fine species of humanity. Lying is their modus vivendi, they must presume by default that everyone else is lying, for their lack of imagination, hence any discerning ability is removed from their mindscape. Police and FBI do not lag far behind, but that is more of a professional deformation than a lifelong credo. The wizards' success rate was even higher than the traditional polygraph test, which is used in the US and is claimed to have a 60% to 70% success rate. |
| Posted by:Memesis |
| #4 I can almost always tell when someone is lying. They hesitate in the wrong places and emphasise the wrong words. The real give away is the unnecessary and unexpected details. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-15 8:06:22 PM |
| #3 You forgot: mouth is moving... |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-10-15 3:19:50 PM |
| #2 I've been identifying liars for years. These are the tell-tale characteristics: white male over 50 elaborately coiffed hair expensive suit face seen frequently on network tv around 5:30 PM, CDT. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-15 3:16:02 PM |
| #1 The only exception was subjects observing John Kerry. Those who could see his lips move or hear his voice could determine that he was lying. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-15 9:40:17 AM |