Ideas that Matter

22 10, 2015

Is Exaggeration Lying In Disguise?

The Idea: Research shows in one of every two discussions we fail to accurately detect if someone is lying or telling the truth. And additional studies led by researchers Aldret Vrij and Brill DePaulo found that over three quarters of lies go undetected. Most of us are failing to detect when others are trying to pull a fast one. Deceptive comments, overstatements, misrepresentations and exaggerations confront us each and every day.