This content was created by Lewis Howes. This content was uploaded by Lewis Howes. This is a YouTube video titled "1 Way to Spot a Liar!" created on November 24, 2025, featuring a discussion between Evie and another speaker about the nuances of language and deception, using examples like a famous presidential denial and car salesmen's tactics.
I heard one time in one of these books or somewhere that when you say, I did not, as opposed to I didn't do it, when you're, like, more specific of, like, I did not do this, is that generally speaking, more untruthful?
Again, it depends.
On the famous president that said, I did not commit these sexual relations.
Well, we know he was dishonest, but. Okay, so you said that statement, I did not. And so it is true. Most people like, when did you have pizza this morning for breakfast? No, you're not gonna be like, evie, I did have pizza this morning for breakfast. Right? You're not going to work so hard. So when people lie, they work very hard sometimes to sell you the lie.
Telling the full story.
Think of a car salesman. How hard do they work? You like, oh, you got to get this. This is great. So when people work that hard, it's likely that there's some deception there. But if I'm just like, no, go pound sand, I didn't do it. And I don't. You know, the truth is typically simple. No.
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