Interesting ways to Identify a Liar
Practically Possible way to identify a Liar
Best tips to spot a liar
How to Spot a Liar!
1. The eyes: Too much or too little eye contact can indicate
dishonesty. It is natural for humans to break eye contact during a
conversation, but too much of it or total lack of it can indicate that the
person is lying. Liars will often times over compensate by delivering the lie
with full eye contact.
2. The throat: We've all seen cartoons where characters
swallow or gulp audibly in the face of trouble. Well, humans do the same thing
when they lie. People who are lying often try to lubricate their throats by
swallowing or clearing their throats to prevent tension from building up.
3. The head: A person lying will often times nod or shake
his or her head in opposition to what is being said. Another tell is when the
person hesitates momentarily before nodding or shaking his or her head.
4. The nose: People who lie often touch their noses when
they are dishonest. These abnormal physical indications tend to give them away.
5. The mouth: Often times, a person telling a lie will
unconsciously touch or cover his or her mouth, as if emotionally trying to
prevent the lie from coming out. Sometimes, a person who is telling a lie will
purse his or her lips.
6. The expression: Sometimes, the smallest hint or change in
a person's expression gives him or her away. These are usually described as a
flash of an expression that occurs in a split-second. Often times a person
telling a lie will feel distress, and in that moment his or her eyebrow will
furrow upwards, causing lines in the forehead.
7. The breathing: People tend to breathe faster when they
lie, so look out for short, rapid breaths when a person is speaking. This may
be an indication of dishonesty if they haven't run a marathon right before!
8. The repetition: Often times, a person lying will not
notice that he or she keeps repeating the same phrases or facts. Sometimes the
lie is a concoction that he or she believes to be extremely convincing, and
will try to emphasize over and over again.
9. The voice: Whether it's faster or slower, higher or
lower, a person's voice often will give away that he or she is telling a lie.
Pay attention to these subtle cues: Is the person talking at a faster pace than
he or she normally does?
10. The details: A common tell is the exaggeration of
details. A person may follow up a lie with an even more outlandish detail,
obviously conjured based not on knowledge but out of desperation to appear
authentic. An example would be, "My sister lives in Hong Kong. Have you
been to Kowloon? It's so nice and incredibly clean there. No large buildings in
sight." These details tend to go over-the-top and are used to over
compensate for the lies.
11. The hands: The placement of the hands often indicate a
level of truthfulness or trustworthiness in a person. Whether the person is
actively scratching his nose, touching his lips, or clenching his fists --
these are all possible signs he is telling a lie.
12. The body: When a person is engaged in a conversation and
tells the truth, he or she tends to lean in towards the other person. However,
those telling a lie have a tendency to lean or move away from the other person.
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