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Errors in Detecting Lies

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When it comes to deception and catching lies, there are a number of common errors you need to be wary of. The two biggest failures of judgment in deception detection are what I call the “Brokaw Hazard” and the “Othello Error.” Below are examples of how these two lie detecting errors look in our everyday lives, general precautions to take when detecting deception, and the two kinds of mistakes that are exactly opposite in cause and consequence: misbelieving the truth and believing a lie.

Tom Brokaw, when he was the interviewer on NBC-TV’s, “Today Show,” described how he was aware of verbal clues when people were lying.

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