Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4623: Kyle Rittenhouse's Attorney
#BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #EmotionalIntelligence #KyleRittenhouse

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1455587699503546370

2/ During a portion of his opening statement today, one of Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys, Mark Richards, said that one of Rittenhouse's victims (Anthony Huber) was using his skateboard as a weapon, in an effort to attack and decapitate Rittenhouse.

3/ This still image shows Kyle Rittenhouse and his other defense attorney, Corey Chirafisi, during this opening statement.

4/ Note the position of Mr. Chirafisi's right hand as it rests on his face, with his pinky finger, horizontally positioned across his lips, his thumb beneath and supporting the opposite side of his chin, ...

5/ ...with the remainder of his fingers braced against the side of his face (resting on his zygomatic arch).

6/ This configuration is a variation on what is known as the "Double-L", and is a strong nonverbal indicator of Critical Evaluation.

7/ In other words, Mr. Chirafisi, either disapproves of this portion of the opening argument and/or with high probability, does not believe that what Mr. Chirafisi is saying is true.

8/ Moreover, we can see Mr. Chirafisi's pinky slides back and forth, horizontally, across his lips, while Mr. Richards is speaking.

9/ This dynamic amplifies the above-noted critical evaluation and significantly further indicates that Mr. Chirafisi does not believe what Mr. Richards is saying is true.

10/ In addition, even though the resolution is somewhat low, we can see Mr. Chirafisi smile (6 seconds into this video segment) as his pinky finger remains covering his mouth.

11/ In this context, this behavior is strongly indicative of what is known as a Duping Delight. Mr. Chirafisi is taking pleasure in his belief that the audience/the jury/the judge is being duped/fooled.

12/ It's also important that Mr. Chirafisi is using his dominant hand (his right hand) — this places additional emphasis on his belief/his confidence that, from his POV, his perceptions are true.

13/ Note also that Mr. Chirafisi is leaning away from Kyle Rittenhouse. This is a manifestation of distancing behavior. Although Mr. Chirafisi is Rittenhouse's attorney, his psyche prefers to keep its distance.

14/ SUMMARY: Mr. Chirafisi does not have confidence in and/or does not believe the argument that Kyle Rittenhouse was trying to defend himself against a skateboard attack is either not truthful, not logical, and/or not a wise legal strategy.

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