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A review by library_ann
Spy the Lie by Philip Houston
4.0
Does not make us human lie detectors, but instructs us that when we notice a cluster of deceptive activity, there's more there than the other person would want us to believe.
Using examples from politicians like Anthony Wiener is too easy -- the reporters from the example clearly also knew he was trying to talk about anything else, so he wouldn't have to come right out and lie (which is apparently hard for most of us, not just me). But the length and repetition in the episode was useful for showing all the different deceptive activities Wiener tried to employ in dodging the reporters' questions.
I was a little afraid that reading this book would turn me into an overly-suspicious curmudgeon, on the lookout for lying all around me, but that hasn't happened yet.
Using examples from politicians like Anthony Wiener is too easy -- the reporters from the example clearly also knew he was trying to talk about anything else, so he wouldn't have to come right out and lie (which is apparently hard for most of us, not just me). But the length and repetition in the episode was useful for showing all the different deceptive activities Wiener tried to employ in dodging the reporters' questions.
I was a little afraid that reading this book would turn me into an overly-suspicious curmudgeon, on the lookout for lying all around me, but that hasn't happened yet.