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He had offered her two things, in the negative, and in Statement Analysis, this is considered to be very important.
Pronouns are powerful tools in detecting deception. Pronouns do not lie. Pronouns are instinctive. In fact, pronouns often pre date our speech!
the scariest of deceptive liars is those who are deceptive when there is no cause for it.
"3" is to be flagged for possible deception.
Think of a time when you were driving in your car and were either in a car accident, or in an almost accident. You may have been sliding in the snowy road, or worse, had that white knuckle feel of hydro-planing on a wet road. You squeezed the steering wheel and for a few moments (seconds) you felt an incredible flush of hormones, and held your breath. As you were able to "reason" within yourself that you were safe, the hormone levels quickly dropped,
He did not say, at any time, “I didn’t do it.”
If a subject is unwilling or unable to say he did not do it, we are not going to say it for him.
"Always note the words that follow "but" as very important."
Direct lying is internally stressful and often avoided by deceptive subjects.
When the victim or the victim’s family is blamed, even in a subtle manner, it should be carefully noted as guilt.
Principle: When a question is avoided, the question, itself, is sensitive.
