Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

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Phil's colleague caught him at the door as he was leaving their secured location to conduct the interview with Omar. QUALIFIERS. There are two types of qualifiers that are potential deceptive indicators: exclusion qualifiers and perception qualifiers. Exclusion qualifiers enable people who want to withhold certain information to answer your question truthfully without releasing that information. Examples of qualifiers of this type include “basically,” “for the most part,” “fundamentally,” “probably,” and “most often.” Perception qualifiers are used to enhance credibility: “frankly,” “to be perfectly honest,” and “candidly” are examples. Keep in mind that we all have speech habits and patterns that can account for the presence of these qualifiers, so again, remember the cluster rule. Also, we don’t count each qualifier as a separate indicator. Consider the use of multiple qualifiers in response to a question as one indicator. There can be a lot of them in a single response.

Although the theory is very readable, it is frequently illustrated with transcripts from interviews, and at the end of the book, also contains two quite extensive interviews showing theory in practice. The material is drawn from personnel interviews, family disputes, major crime, and international terrorism. In this summary, we explore the main theme of how liars try to avoid lying bluntly by either not answering questions directly or by not answering at all. We delve into three types of lies: lies of omission, lies of commission, and lies of influence, as highlighted in the book "Spy the Lie." Omar, it turned out, had gotten disturbingly close to the communications personnel at the nearby CIA post. The location had two comms officers who shared a house and employed a servant from the local population. Omar had scored a major win by gaining eyes and ears inside the comms officers' residence: He recruited the servant. Spy the Lie chronicles the captivating story of how they used a methodology the author developed to detect deception in the counterterrorism and criminal investigation realms, and shows how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives. Through fascinating anecdotes from their intelligence careers, the authors teach readers how to recognize deceptive behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, that we all tend to display when we respond to questions untruthfully. For the first time, they share with the general public their methodology and their secrets to the art of asking questions that elicit the truth. Summary Points & Takeaways from Spy the Lie When we communicate with someone, we may focus on listening to their words or watching their body language for clues about their intentions or motivations. However, trying to do both at the same time can lead to missed cues and misinterpretations. This can be one reason why we often fail to detect lies, as we may not be fully attentive to both verbal and nonverbal cues simultaneously.Sure, no problem," Phil said, still recovering from the wallop. He expected Omar to bow his head for a few moments, and then proceed with his response. So what came next was even more puzzling. If the response is yes and names a drug, follow with: “Okay, what other things have you tried?” or “When was the last time you experimented?” Nguyen, D.Q., Nguyen, D.Q., Nguyen, T.D., Phung, D.: A convolutional neural network-based model for knowledge base completion and its application to search personalization. Semantic Web 10(5), 947–960 (2019)

Lie detection isn't ingrained; it's learned… By following their advice, which is based off years of interrogating terrorists and double agents, anyone can improve their odds at getting to the truth.” — New York PostPhilip Houston, a twenty-five-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and a recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal, is a nationally recognized authority on deception detection, critical interviewing, and elicitation. Deliver the question in a very matter-of-fact manner; with no additional emphasis whatsoever placed on the question.