Summary of James W. Williams' How to Spot a Liar

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Lying is everywhere, and it is often done by children. They will lie to save themselves while guided by the belief that eating candy before dinner is bad.
#2 We questioned the man, asking where he got his statistic from. He insisted he had seen the figure displayed on the news the previous night. We took out our phones and searched the latest statistics, which revealed a figure around 4. 7 percent.
#3 The information you use to make your day-to-day decisions must be correct and as accurate as possible. When you think of living your life in this way, the information you’re using must be correct.
#4 The act of growing up is about testing boundaries and figuring out what works and what doesn’t. We already know that children start to tell lies at a young age, and that we can’t get through a simple conversation without lying once.

Sujets

• Nonverbal Communication
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Body Language

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 juin 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822539129
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on James W. Williams's How to Spot a Liar
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Lying is everywhere, and it is often done by children. They will lie to save themselves while guided by the belief that eating candy before dinner is bad.

#2

We questioned the man, asking where he got his statistic from. He insisted he had seen the figure displayed on the news the previous night. We took out our phones and searched the latest statistics, which revealed a figure around 4. 7 percent.

#3

The information you use to make your day-to-day decisions must be correct and as accurate as possible. When you think of living your life in this way, the information you’re using must be correct.

#4

The act of growing up is about testing boundaries and figuring out what works and what doesn’t. We already know that children start to tell lies at a young age, and that we can’t get through a simple conversation without lying once.

#5

You need to be able to spot these lies to avoid them. You can do this by understanding why people lie, and how they think when they do. This will help you spot their lies and understand why they are telling them.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

There are nine core motives behind lying, which are to avoid punishment or consequence, to be rewarded for something, to protect someone else from punishment or consequence, to protect yourself from a threat, to impress or gain admiration from others, to secure someone’s privacy, and to exercise power or control over others.