Clues to Deceit
Is an absence of gestures a clue to deceit?
Illustrators help interpret speech as it is spoken. Emphasis is given to a word or phrase, much like an accent mark or underlining. The speaker uses their hands or eye brow or upper eyelid movement to add emphasis. They sometimes use their upper torso and even their entire body. THE CLUE TO DECEIT COMES FROM NOTING A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATORS SHOWN, when a person illustrates less than usual.
People who show a lack of emotional investment in what is being said are likely being deceptive. People who feign concern or enthusiasm can be betrayed by the failure to accompany their speech with increased illustrators.
They also decrease when a person is having trouble deciding exactly what to say. This is especially noticeable when a person weighs each word carefully, considering what is said before it is said. They decrease when there is caution about speech.
Deceivers who are not rehearsed, who have had little practice in the particular lie, who failed to anticipate what would be asked or when, will show a decrease in illustrators. It is hard to deliberately place an illustrator exactly where it should be in relation to the words; they tend to come in too early or late or stay too long. It is like trying to ski by thinking about each action as you do it; the coordination is rough and it looks it.
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