No matter how we would like to hear the pure truth from others, but there is nothing to be done - a person is prone to lies. Scientists have found that approximately 25% of what people say is not true. But often in our life there are situations when it is necessary to understand: a person is telling the truth or lying. How to identify a liar?
Instruction manual
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Pay attention to the look. The first thing that can betray a liar is the eyes. As a rule, he hides them from the interlocutor, for fear of betraying a fraud. The person who deceives you can close his eyes, blink. True, it is worth considering that this is not an obstacle for an experienced liar; he has enough control over himself to “drill” you with his eyes.
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The liar will try to change the subject. Some deceivers do it so masterfully that you will not notice his trick. It is necessary to monitor the course of the conversation as a whole and, when changing the subject, try to catch the opponent in a lie, persistently returning to the topic that he is trying to ignore.
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An abundance of emotions is a sign of lies. Your interlocutor will surely lie if he expresses anger and joy excessively, defends himself too eagerly, or tries to seem like a naive simpleton. Conclusion: excessive passionarity indicates that the matter is unclean.
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Watch for gestures. There are non-verbal signs indicating fraud (this topic formed the basis of the popular Hollywood series "Theory of Lies" with Tim Roth in the lead role). Liars often try to suppress their emotions, hiding it behind gestures. If your interlocutor hides his hands in his pockets or behind his back, touches parts of the face (chin, ears, nose), he is probably lying.
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Look for contradictions. A reliable way: to look for contradictions and logical "inconsistencies", which, as a rule, are abounded by the story of a liar. Others, in a fit of lies, can give out something such that completely contradicts common sense.
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Deceivers "hide behind" objects. As a barrier between themselves and their interlocutor, liars actively use things. Take a look if your opponent is turning a fountain pen or a cigarette lighter in his hands, or trying to shut himself off from you with a monitor screen.
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The liar is overloaded with information. If a person, telling you something, provides his speech with an abundance of small details, then you should be skeptical. Perhaps your interlocutor is just a very observant person, and in his life plans is writing a novel like War and Peace, but in most cases this is a sure sign that they are trying to hide the truth from you.
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Listen to the voice. Psychologists have noticed that during a person’s lies even the timbre of his voice changes. If you know your opponent well, you can calculate by intonation, clarity of pronunciation of words, he tells the truth or lies.