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Chapter 19 Be Mindful of Behavior Interactions with Liars
Language is easily adulterated and disguised. Paying attention to the interaction of the speaker's behavior when speaking can make it easier for you to judge whether a person is lying.

A lie that has not been carefully rehearsed often reveals many flaws in the process of lying.To quickly catch the flaws of a lie, FBI agents pointed out that one must pay attention to a person's gestures and their relationship with the surrounding environment. There is a great relationship between a liar's actions and words.

§§§Section [-] Liars often turn their heads away and avoid contact

According to the FBI, liars often interact with:
1. Liars turn their heads away
Assume such a scene: two people are talking, one is speaking, and the other is listening.If the listener feels very comfortable and safe during the conversation, she will turn her head to the other person, hoping for further information.If she turns her head away from the person, it's a sign that she's trying to avoid the unpleasant, uncomfortable thing; she may move her head away immediately and visibly, or she may move her head back slowly and cautiously.

This action should be distinguished from listening carefully by tilting the head slightly to the left and right.When we are interested in listening, we make a tilted head gesture, which is considered a posture of defenselessness, and it is not used by people who have something to hide.

2. Liars often avoid contact
Contact represents the closeness of the psychological connection between the two parties.When we are convinced that what we say is true, we will have the act of touching each other.The person who tells the lie has little or no physical contact with the other person.

When making a false statement or deceiving someone in a conversation, the liar will rarely touch the other person.Subconsciously, he helps him reduce the guilt in his heart by reducing the movements of being close to each other.

§§§ Section [-] Liars often set up barriers and seek protection

The FBI believes that the following behavioral interactions are also common among liars.

1. Liars often set up barriers
An easy way to tell if a person is comfortable with a particular topic is by how open they are to participating in discussions.

Liars are afraid of being exposed, so they often use pillows, wine glasses, etc. as barriers between them and the Chinese during conversations.Subconsciously, he wants to pass the obstacle, to protect himself from the bombardment of words.It can also represent deceit or attempted cover-up.

Through observation, we can know that the CEOs of some companies always pile a lot of things on the middle of their desks. Will put a coffee mug on the table between the two of them and listen to you casually and unconsciously.

2. Liars often seek shelter
If the liar is standing, he will lean his back against the wall; if it is indoors, when the liar feels uncomfortable, she may face or move her body in the direction of the exit.

The reason why the liar had these reactions was that her psychological state had been revealed and she sought refuge physically instead.If the other party wants to expose the lie, she must make sure that she is in a place where she can clearly see where the other party's next move is.

§§§ The third section tells the details of the behavioral interaction of the liar
The FBI believes that only when you are good at observing the details can you discover the truth. When you recognize a lie, you must not let go of the following behavioral interaction details:
1. Liars love to hide their fingers

Showing motions on fingers, representing firm belief, authoritative argument.Liars rarely point their fingers at others or in the air.A person whose position is not firm and whose arguments cannot stand scrutiny is unlikely to make many finger movements.

There is also the real thought of being able to hide your fingers to avoid being discovered.Putin, who was born in the KGB of the former Soviet Union, would choose to hide his hands in informal occasions, so as to avoid unnecessary gestures to reveal his emotions or changes in attitude.

2. The liar’s posture is not confident enough
The FBI states that when people are confident in a situation or conversation and that what is being said is completely true, they stand up or sit up straight.Inadvertently, the shoulders will lean back.People who are insecure because of lying show a lack of self-confidence, manifested in body posture, hunched over, and hands in pockets.

The lack of confidence in this posture comes from inner worries and fears, and they are afraid that their lies will be seen through.

3. The liar often moves or walks away from the body
Liars don't resort to face-to-face showdowns, only those who are eager to refute their own malicious slanders.The liar is psychologically disadvantaged, which may manifest in behavior such as walking away or moving the body.

The FBI pointed out that when a person is very passionate about his ideas and wants to persuade another person, he will lean his body towards the other person.The liar will not approach, or even face the threat of accusation; she will turn sideways, or turn away, and rarely engage in face-to-face conversation.

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