I watched a video on TED talks that discussed lying. It is
said that we are lied to from 10 to 200 times a day. That's insane to me.
Pamela Meyer is the speaker of this video and I loved her way of speaking. She
is constantly looking around, moving around, and she never seemed anxious at
all. Her slide pictures always correlated with whatever topic of her speech she
was on and it helped me follow her thought processes more easily as well.Also her way of speaking was easy to listen and understand. Her tone was light, comical, and easy going. I felt like I was listening to my Aunt talk, not some straner.
I think it's very interesting that Pamela pointed out that a
lie cannot exist without the help of other people. If people ignore a lie, it
will die. But if they believe the lie has the ability to grow, change, and
create more damage than anyone ever expected. A lie is a very powerful tool and
so many important people use it daily. From Bill Clinton to KoKo the gorilla,
everyone lies. KoKo the gorilla actually blamed here kitten for ripping a sink
out of a wall. Now obviously a kitten couldn't do that but it shows how even in
evolution, all creatures of this world have the ability to lie.
Finally, Pamela explains to the audience how to spot a liar.
And no she didn’t go into detail about how slightly an eyebrow moves or if a
person quiver her lip. She simply explained what duping delight means. Duping
delight is when the liar is smiling and seeming confidant about getting away
with their lies. OJ Simpson did this in the notorious picture of him smiling in
court. Our world is full of liars. However Pamela made a great point about how
we should stop trying to look for liars and start looking for the truth.
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