Recongizing A Liar Essay, Research Paper

Eng 101-032

25, October 1999

Recognizing a Liar

Over the years, I have been exposed to many varieties of liars. From this exposure I have

acquired the talent of recognizing the characteristics of a liar. I have managed to separate them in

three different categories; the talkers, dancers, and the artists. There is, first, the talkers who

when lying tend to stutter or repeat the initial question. Second, there is the dancer who shuffles

or fidgets their legs or feet while lying. Third we have the artist, who s best known for their arm

movement, biting of the nails, twiddling of the fingers, flailing of the arms. Of the three

categories, the talkers, is the most popular characteristics of a liar. While lying these people

stutter over words, and will repeat a question asked while thinking of the answer to give, in hopes

you will believe the words stammering out of their mouths. Whereas the dancer shuffles there

feet back and forth or fidgets by tapping or shaking their leg out of nervousness aware of the fact

that they re lying. The artist known for their graceful arm movements, bite their nails to the

flesh, twiddling and tap their fingers, while crossing or swaying their arms. As you can see the

liar is a very diverse character, through their artistic dance they tell a story (lie). Recognizing a

liar can prove to be a difficult task, but if you can remember the three distinctive patterns of a

typical liar then you have an edge.