A deceptive person will try to anticipate your questions, so that their answers sound instinctive and natural. They may even practice answering specific questions ahead of time.

Ask them something they don't expect, and they'll stumble.

Liars tend to speak more than truthful people in an attempt to sound legitimate and win over their audience. They will also use more complex sentences to hide the truth.

Come across as empathetic in conversation, and you'll get the person to open up more than when you are cold and accusatory.

Of course, none of us want to be lied to. But it's important to remember that people are uneasy with certain questions due to personal embarrassment, or because they are extremely dependent on the outcome of the conversation.

If you're puzzled by a response, explore with follow-up questions...

23 years in the FBI taught Agent LaRae Quy how to spot deception when it counts.

"No" is a key word to observe if you suspect someone is trying to mislead you.

A person is often demonstrating deceptive behavior when they:

·       say "no" and look in a different direction;

·       say "no" and close their eyes;

·       say "no" after hesitating;

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“To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken.
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-Dark Jar Tin Zoo

Truthful people tend to add details and remember more facts as they repeat their story. Liars, on the other hand, memorize their stories and try to keep them the same. (If they add details, they often don't add up.) If you suspect someone is being deceptive, ask the person to recall events backwa...