Lawyer reveals 5 phrases that indicate a person is lying

He points out in the clip that when the liar in question prepares and processes the words before saying them, “they are justifying what they are going to tell you.”

The second red flag phrase, which was irritating to Cogdell, was “tell the truth.”

“If you say you’re honest now, does that mean you were never honest before you said that?” he asks in the clip.

According to Cogdell, a cheater’s third favorite phrase is the self-righteous declaration “I always have, or I never have.”

“It’s rare that someone always does something or never does something. So, I never lie or I always tell the truth? That’s a kick ass slogan,” he said in the video.

A fourth tactic often used by scammers is to repeat any question they are asked.

Cogdell gives the example of an untrustworthy spouse who is questioned about his or her whereabouts and responds with “Honey, where were you last night?” with the mirrored question “Well, where was I last night?”

“They’re actually buying time to come up with an appropriate answer that they think you’ll buy from,” he explains.

However, as some commenters on the video pointed out, imitation, or the process of repeating a question back to the person asking it, is a common symptom among people with ADHD.

So if someone uses this tactic against you, proceed with caution.

The fifth and final lying tactic is the deflection and avoidance technique.

Cordell said in response to questions like, “Did you go to a strip club last night?” Not with answers, but with defensive, evasive, or biased language like, “Don’t you have anything better to do than wonder if I went to a strip joint?” This is a sure sign of a tall tale.

“If they deflect and run away, that could be a sign.”

Cogdell told The Washington Post that his list is neither absolute nor foolproof.

“These are general rules and there are always exceptions. It depends on the context, how familiar you are with the person, and their speech patterns. There’s nothing specific about this list, it’s just a starting point,” he explains.

In addition to these phrases, Kodegger relies on body language to identify clues in a conversation, calling nonverbal cues “just as important as verbal ones.”

Cogdell is on record as one of the most egregious apologists and falsifiers of his own kind.

“Lawyers are the biggest liars on the planet,” he told The Washington Post. “This approach encourages dishonesty, values ​​creativity and exaggeration. In particular, the adversarial nature of litigation encourages discord, and the best way to continue such discord is to not tell the truth.”

In what circumstances did Kodegger himself lie?

“When I have no choice, when I think the answer will cause more pain than the truth.”

He credited his four years of sobriety with “lowering my ability to lie” but insisted he had never knowingly lied in court.

“Did I raise a reasonable doubt and argue what could reasonably be inferred from the evidence? Sure. But did I solicit perjury or knowingly lie? I have to say I can pass that test, but others may disagree.”