Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4651: Ron DeSantis' Forehead

#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #RonDeSantis #Dishonesty #EmotionalIntelligence #Lying #Liar #Deception

2/ Sincerity is often thought of as a measure of truth in the moment. It's used as a synonym for honesty.

3/ It's important to make a distinction between sincerity in the moment, and sincerity as an overall characteristic of a person's personality.

4/ Of course, it's crucial to discern whether or not a person is being truthful about a specific topic of discussion or action.

5/ Thus, when we catch a person telling a (specific) lie, we say they are 'lying'.

6/ However, when we believe a person chronically lies, and this is a personality trait, we call them a 'liar' — connoting a long-term pattern to their behavior.

7/ A person who is chronically dishonest can be, in fact, telling the truth about a specific matter — and yet, if you know what to look for, you can spot tells of a chronic liar (an insincerity pattern) even when they're telling the truth in that moment.

8/ It's helpful and accurate to think of this as 'catching a liar telling the truth'.

9/ The most frequent tell of someone who is a chronic liar is the overuse of their forehead muscles.

Specifically, a frequent elevation (contraction) of their forehead muscles.

10/ And although it can be seen in the context of a Elevated *Central* Forehead Contraction, ...

11/ ... within the context of Insincerity/Chronic Deception, the contraction/elevation of the forehead is more commonly seen displayed across its *entire width*.

12/ When used in an honest context, the forehead will often contract during specific moments of emphasis, anxiety, and other high-emotion.

13/ But similar to a person using exclamation marks too frequently — these expressions (should, to the astute observer) begin to feel out-of-context.

14/ Thus, look for the forehead, not only contracting upward too frequently, but also contracting and elevating out-of-context.

15/ SUMMARY: Ron DeSantis is giving Donald Trump a run for his money when it comes to the title of Chronic Liar.

16/ The most common tell of chronic lying/chronic insincerity (as a long-term personality trait) — even when the person is not necessarily telling a lie in that moment — is an increased frequency of an elevated contraction of the forehead.

17/ Addendum:

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