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Decoding the body language of politicians: Beware of misleading analyses

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Body language experts have been having a field day since the U.S. presidential debate.

They want us to believe that it's possible to tell what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are thinking, but not saying, just by looking at their body and facial movements.

Julian Zelizer : There is no scientifically validated dictionary that can be used to "read" body and.

facial movements from a simple glance, like words in a language.

Zelizer says there is no "Pinocchio effect," i.e., body or facial movements that demonstrate who is honest and who is dishonest.

Some judges have decided that child victims of sexual crimes were not credible because they did not show an expected behavior or did show an unexpected behavior.

For example, children who showed no emotion when they testified were not deemed credible.

In the name of the public interest, we should be looking closely at the attention they receive.