Herman Cain has accused 5 women of lying. Comedians are having a field day—yet running for President is serious business. Lie detection experts suggest Cain is the deceptive one because:
- He denies any wrongdoing yet blatantly nods his head “yes” in this video. See 00:50- 01:00
- He displays intermittent “duping delight” throughout several portions of his interview while denying the accusations. View the first portion of the video above and you will see it throughout.
- He uses distancing language “ the second woman” when referring to his accusers and “we” or “you” rather than “I” when referring to himself
- He is awash in qualifying language that Jon Stewart masterfully highlights . For example: “ Do I know of any <other accusations> that might come out?”…” Not off the top of my head”
- He issues exceptionally weak denials stating only that no one has proof of wrongdoing –as detailed in this excellent analysis by Peter Romary and my friends at QVerity
- Rather than denying that more accusations are coming, he signals in most interviews that he expects more on the way—check out this hilarious interview with Jimmy Kimmel
Kimmel: “ If there are future firestorms will you talk about them?”
Cain: “ I will talk about any and all firestorms”
What do you think? Are there more skeletons in the closet? Post your comments
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