How to Catch a Lie

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How to Catch a Person in a Lie. Catching a person in a lie is not complicated but it is hard. It doesn't take skill or stamina to catch them. All it takes is patience. If you are trying to catch someone, you have to listen to them, watch them, and just observe anything peculiar. The first thing you have to do to catch someone in the middle of a lie is pay attention to their behavior. If their behavior is a little different it might just be a lie, but it could possibly not be a lie. Another thing that you have to look for is insincere emotions. When a person is angry or sad but they are pretending to be happy, their emotions will make them unknowingly have a flash of the real emotion that they are feeling, show up on their face. If you are looking for an insincere emotion you will have to pay close attention to them. Secondly you have to watch their eyes. If they are looking away, they are probably either trying to change the subject or making up another lie. If they are looking more intensely at you than they would normally do, then it may mean that they are trying really hard to convince you by looking you in the eye. It usually depends on the person that you are dealing with. If you are dealing with a person who is an expert at persuading people, or are they the type that is usually honest and can't look you in the eye whenever they are lying. Thirdly you have to check to see what their hands are doing. if they are twisting around, getting sweaty, or roaming everywhere awkwardly they are probably lying to you, but if they have their hands by their side they are probably telling the truth. When a person is trying to convince someone, they usually don't smile but they do have a panicked face and sometimes nod or shake their head repeatedly. They might say the same things over and over again.
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