FAQ
Q. Would it
hinder the analysis of a statement if the writer has a poor level
of education?
A. The subject's age or education level is not highly significant.
Q. Why do you call
it TheirWords
and Linguistic Forensic Analysis?
A.
To understand why we call this Linguistic
Forensics Analysis, let’s break it down:
What is
Linguistic?
Simply put, "Linguistic"
means language or words that can be written or spoken.
What is
Forensic?
"Forensic"
means to compare. You cannot have a forensic analysis without
something to compare it to.
In
performing linguistic forensic analysis, we compare TheirWords to
other words used the by same writer/speaker in the same statement.
Finally, what is it
Analysis?
An
"Analysis"
is a spoken or written presentation of a study.
That’s why we call this
TheirWords
Linguistic
Forensics Analysis.
We only deal with TheirWords -- no
outside information, no, special charts or difficult formulas to
remember. We don’t care about body language or anything else. All
that matters to us is
TheirWords.
In
many ways, linguistic forensic analysis is similar to other forms of
detecting deception. You establish a
norm
and look for deviations from that
norm. Once
you locate differences from the norm, you analyze why the difference
occurs in the area of the changes. We were all taught as children
the difference between right and wrong. We know we are not supposed
to lie -- and at some level, many of us continue to obey that rule.
Instead of lying directly, we create outs for ourselves. That way,
if we are caught in what appears to be a lie, we’ll more easily be
able to worm our way out of it.
Now, I’m not saying there aren’t people out there who will flat-out
lie to you. That would be naive and it would be silly. What
I’m saying is the average person will
not normally flat-out lie, and when they do lie, they don’t do it
well.
Example:
A
football coach was asked if he was offered a job from Notre Dame,
and his response was… “The
front office hasn’t informed me of any attempted contacts.”
The interviewer asked again and the coach said, “I’ve
been too busy working with this team preparing to win this upcoming
game.”
This interview took place on a Wednesday. The coach was offered the
Notre Dame coaching job the Monday before the interview.
Did
the Coach Lie?
Q. I've had your
training, and I'm hooked where do I get more?
A. There are two things you can do.
First
register and become active on our online discussion board.
If that don't cure your cravings
contact Avinoam
Sapir through LSI's website at the following link
http://www.lsiscan.com and
consider taking his basic and advanced courses
Contact us at:
Looking@TheirWords.com
Contact
us at:
Looking@TheirWords.com
