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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by zacharycohn on Monday July 29, 2019 @03:41PM (#20558556)
The parent poster is correct. This is a standard practice for polygraph interviews. The pick one question, more or less at random, and double/triple/quadruple down on it until you break. Or don't.

I got "have you ever committed a crime" (and after a actually pretty cool conversation about filesharing vs recording songs off the radio with a tape recorder, I passed). A friend of mine got "have you ever had sex with animals." I don't think he enjoyed his experience quite as much.

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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by bostonpete on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:53PM (#20560763)
Oh, man. I would so much rather get the animal question. For the crime question I'd just be sitting there reaching my brain about what level of teenage transgressions I'm supposed to come clean about...
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by jldugger on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:54PM (#20561408)
Sadly, 'Fuck you and the horse you rode in on' would be an inappropriate response.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by harry8 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @07:56AM (#20563998)
Entirely appropriate as you get up and leave. Seriously. There is no other appropriate reaction unless you're terrified of retribution because it's the USSR or one of the wannabes. Price of freedom, etc. etc.

I'd be throwing in the word "Traitor" if it were me, but only on the basis that it is absolutely true.

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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by jldugger on Friday August 02, 2019 @12:45PM (#20594384)
After being accused of sex with animals, it's still probably unwise to discuss fucking the high horse someone rode in on.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by Kemschumam on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:32PM (#20561273)
One of the nsa's biggest breaches was perpetrated by a guy who admitted to bestiality during his polygraph.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by nyolfen on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:07AM (#20562063)
lol, you can’t just leave us hanging here
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted by sorokod on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @08:54AM (#20564342)
Correlation doesn't imply causation.
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