It's not fun when you think someone is lying to you.You want to know if they are telling the truth or not.One way to draw them out is by using verbal tricks, as well as gathering evidence to the contrary.It is possible to look for verbal and non-verbal signals that indicate the person is lying.
Step 1: The story should be told in your own words.
Tell the story how you think it happened when you suspect someone of something.It's one of the best ways to catch a liar since most people can't resist filling in details, despite the fact that the person will not confess or tell the truth.You could say, "Here's what I think happened."You wanted to save the milk chocolate bar for yourself, right?You hid it in the night stand.The person will want to correct you if you replace the details you know to be true with lies.More of a response is elicited by this technique.
Step 2: Leading questions can be used to uncover a lie.
It's not possible to determine a lie from talking with a person.If you know what to look for, you can point you in the right direction.If you're wondering if your spouse hid the last bar of chocolate, you could ask a series of questions, such as "Would you have hid it in the night stand?"Would you have put it in the fridge?Would you have put it in your purse?If your spouse rubs their eyes when asked a question, that could indicate where the chocolate is hidden, but you should check it out to make sure.
Step 3: Surprise the person.
Catching the person off guard can bring out a lie.If it's a big lie, the person probably practiced what they were going to say.It's possible to catch a liar in a lie if you ask questions that are surprising.You could ask your spouse if the chocolate had nuts in it.If you're asking if your spouse ate or hid the chocolate, it may seem out of the blue.
Step 4: A volatile dilemma is what you should try.
The dilemma is similar to catching the liar by surprise.You can ask a person if they are using this technique.They have to think on their feet and answer the question if it catches them in a lie.If your spouse is saying they didn't hide the last bit of chocolate, you could ask, "Well, that's funny, because I thought I saw a bar of it last night."You don't have to be telling the truth.The person doesn't know if you are or not.If they are telling the truth, they will likely reply with something like, "Silly, we finished that box last week."They are more likely to say "Oh, um, yeah, I'm not sure what you're talking about" if they are lying.You can play it off as a mistake if you think the person is telling the truth.What's for dinner?It is possible to move the conversation onward by redirecting it after the question.
Step 5: There is evidence to be gathered.
You can gather evidence once you have a direction to investigate.Take a look at the lead you came up with.If you suspect your spouse hid chocolate, you can check the location.If you suspect a salesperson is lying to you, you could check the car's history.Social media can be used to gather evidence.A person may change their mind by posting on social media.They might accidentally check in at a bar with their phone if they tell you they are going out with friends.
Step 6: If you want to make a confession, you need to hold up your evidence.
You can confront the person if you find evidence that is different from what they are saying.If you want more information out of the person, you should allude to the evidence.If a person has evidence against them, they may not want to talk about it.It's possible that you hid the chocolate in the night stand.When you found the chocolate.Did you only go to the movie or did you go anywhere else?
Step 7: Start with a few questions.
It is important to establish the person's normal behavior when looking for signals to indicate deception.Lying in one person may just be a nervous habit in another person.A baseline can be established by asking a few easy-going questions.Before moving on to more relevant questions, pay attention to the person's body language.You could ask, "It sure has been hot, hasn't it?""How have you been today?"
Step 8: Look at their eyes.
When someone is lying, they tend to avoid eye contact, either looking around the room or at your forehead.They may make too much eye contact, meaning they stare at you more than normal.There are two tactics that could indicate someone is lying.A person may lower their eyes when lying down.A person may blink if they are lying.
Step 9: Take a look at where their body is pointing.
When a liar is lying, they will move their body.They will point their body away from you.A person's feet are a good place to look for this type of body positioning.They could be lying if the person moves them away from you.
Step 10: It's a good idea to watch for fidgeting.
Some people can't keep still no matter what.An increase in fidgeting is a sign of nervousness.It's possible that the person is not being completely honest, so be on the lookout for fidgeting.
Step 11: It is not indicative of lying.
The generalities of the cues are taken from observing a variety of individuals.Some cues, such as extraneous blinking, are hard to distinguish from normal blinking.Lying puts the person under stress, to the point that their body will betray them.That may be true when it comes to big lies, such as when a person is trying to get away with murder.Most people tell little white lies all the time.Lying naturally is more difficult to pick out than everyday lies because the body is less likely to betray the person.Sometimes these signals will be present in a person who is telling the truth because they are stressed.These nervous habits are caused by the stress of the situation.
Step 12: If they use them, make sure.
People become more emphatic when they are lying.They may mean that they use fewer contractions as they are less emphatic than using more words to emphasize the lie.A liar may say that they did not eat the last ice cream bar.
Step 13: Ask the person to tell their story in a different way.
If you want to check for lies, you can request that the person tell you their story again.The person is more likely to slip up when telling it backwards if they are lying.They are more likely to lie when telling it backwards.Some people will show signs of nervousness if they find telling a story backwards difficult.
Step 14: If they keep their answers short and sweet, check that.
Someone who is lying will shorten their answers.The details of a lie are harder to come up with in real life than they are in fiction.It's possible that a person is lying.
Step 15: Listen for tics.
Lying people may rely on this verbal tics more often because they are trying to fill in the details.Someone could be lying to you if they suddenly start using more of these inserts.