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Why do people fail Lie Detection tests? Stress and anxiety can mislead results, even for the honest!
Factors like past trauma, misunderstandings, or natural eye movement variations can all play a role.
#TruthSeeker #LieDetector #DetectingDeception #TruthMatters
When it takes one person to tell a whole lot of lies and a team to fact check them, it's clear we have a problem. #DetectingDeception
Numbers don't have meaning without context. You have to be careful about this when writing headlines or social posts. #DetectingDeception
Words mean things and numbers are what they are, not what somebody feels they are.
How can we make it feel safe to turn away from misinformation? #DetectingDeception
"What if"... argues from a hypothetical and can lead to a whole slew of imaginary consequences coming from 240 made-up characters.
Considering those consequences takes an essay.
240 characters or an essay. Which is more likely to get read?
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When elections draw near, media generate exciting coverage by pitting the top candidates against each other, covering competition rather than issues. This can make one candidate look better off than they are, and even become a self-fulfilling prophecy. #DetectingDeception
Sub-tweet of the day: If something is not consistently enforced in practice, that doesn't automatically mean it isn't there.
If most people drive faster than the speed limit, that doesn't automatically mean speed limits don't exist.
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Sub-tweet of the day: One counter example doesn't prove there is no issue.
If I have a bunch of grapes and one is not moldy, the that one doesn't mean I don't have a moldy grape problem.
I see this with discussion about equal opportunity, all the time.
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Today in #DetectingDeception is the deciding vote. It's a common phrase that indicates a common thinking error: overweighing one thing. (Numerical thinking problems will be part of the next episode of #UnSpunPodcast)
Sub-tweet of the day:
Not all universities are Harvard, not all newspapers are the New York Times.
Don't make the mistake of only caring about prominence, or you miss the vast majority of things that affect you daily.
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Sub-tweet of the day: A correction where you were wrong, but you say the misinformation you spread was plausible is...
not a correction, it's a deception.
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Today in #DetectingDeception is false cause: ACT version. It's been buzzy that average ACT scores are down, with the commentariat (even in academia) assuming this means current students are less prepared for college. They may be, but the ACT doesn't prove it. Here's why.
Let's talk about appeals to purity. This is a way of avoiding debate because someone isn't proper: they believe or do something or does something that the true (e.g., citizen, patriot, Christian, Jew, Muslim, East High School Wildcat, etc.) wouldn't.
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Free education from class today: Why you need to be careful covering polls.
First reason is that audiences are often bad at understanding the nuances of numerical stories. And sometimes, journalists are really bad at writing them.
Innumeracy is real.
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Today in #DetectingDeception is an appeal to fear. This is where you try to get your way by warning others of the consequences if you don't. While bad outcomes are ... bad, that doesn't make caution the best criteria for deciding what's right to do.
Sub-tweet of the day: I will not comply with silly, manufactured crises designed to stir up outrage.
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I think we just hit peak misinformation. Click to see the whole thing and yes, it's really commentary from a sitting senator's account. Screenshotted it myself. #DetectingDeception
Good example of logical fallacy (personal attack) as official talking point. When you're lacking facts, you resort to things like this. #DetectingDeception
The Trump campaign has sent out an email with the subject line: “The Truth About Fani Willis.”
Among the sub-sections: “Fani Willis Is The Daughter of a Former Black Panther.”
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