QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1		In an interactive context, what linguistic features of the message and nonverbal signs of leakage in the messenger are probable indicators of deception?
2		Which of the eighteen propositions paraphrased in Figure 7-1 clearly show that interpersonal deception theory has a cognitive explanation for communication behavior during deception?
3		Buller and Burgoon claim that accurate detection of deception is difficult, yet most people knew Bill Clinton was lying about Monica Lewinsky long before he confessed. How would the authors explain this apparent contradiction?
4		What deceptive strategy would you use if you decided not to tell the truth to a close friend or relative-falsification, concealment, or equivocation? Which strategy is most likely to seem unexpected or strange? Why?