The language of lying — Noah Zandan – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1."Sorry, my phone died." "It's nothing
2.I'm fine." "These allegations are completely unfounded." "The company was not aware of any wrongdoing." "I love you." We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day, and we spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect them, from medieval torture devices to polygraphs, blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress analyzers, eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, and even the 400-pound electroencephalogram
3.But although such tools have worked under certain circumstances, most can be fooled with enough preparation, and none are considered reliable enough to even be admissible in court
4.But, what if the problem is not with the techniques, but the that lying spurs changes
5.What if we took a more direct approach, using communication science to analyze the lies themselves
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
underlying
A2To lie in a position directly beneath.
Example:
"but the underlying assumption that lying spurs physiological changes?"
assumption
B2The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
Example:
"but the underlying assumption that lying spurs physiological changes?"
physiological
B2Of, or relating to physiology.
Example:
"but the underlying assumption that lying spurs physiological changes?"
confronted
A2To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
Example:
"Another President confronted with a scandal proclaimed:"
proclaimed
A2To announce or declare.
Example:
"Another President confronted with a scandal proclaimed:"
admitting
A2To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
Example:
"Now let's see what he had to say when later admitting paternity:"
laboratory
A2A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
Example:
"First: "Okay, you know, a guy in a French, in a Parisian laboratory"
newspaper
A2A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
Example:
"And then you get a phone call from a newspaper that says:"
presidential
B1Pertaining to a president or presidency.
Example:
"and U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards:"
candidate
A2A person who is running in an election.
Example:
"and U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards:"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| underlying | A2 | To lie in a position directly beneath. |
| assumption | B2 | The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting. |
| physiological | B2 | Of, or relating to physiology. |
| confronted | A2 | To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with |
| proclaimed | A2 | To announce or declare. |
| admitting | A2 | To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration |
| laboratory | A2 | A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. |
| newspaper | A2 | A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles. |
| presidential | B1 | Pertaining to a president or presidency. |
| candidate | A2 | A person who is running in an election. |
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