Ted Talk Response

1.) Lying is a cooperative act, because someone has to believe your lie and go along with the lie. I agree that lying is a cooperative act because everyone lies and you always tell the lie to someone else. If they do not call you out on the lie than they go along with it and believe your lie. I also agree with it because many times someone just agrees with a lie so they do not hurt someone's feelings. An example would be telling someone they looked great in a dress, even if they might not look the greatest. We lie so we can feel better about ourselves, so we can be the person that we've always hoped to be. Maybe that means you want to be taller or prettier.
2.) I agree with truth number two, because it has become part of our culture. We lie because we know that it is culturally okay. If it fixes a bad situation that we are in, many people think it is okay to do.
3.) Sometimes people give non-contracted denials. An example would be saying did not instead of didn't. They will also try to use formal language instead of informal. People also try to distance themselves away from their subject to try to get out of the lie. They also tend to have a tense upper body. I am going into teaching so lie spotting will be a good technique to learn. By learning these it could help you figure out situations where you know one person is lying.
4.) I agree that honesty is worth preserving. I think that we need to always be listening and watching around us. We need to strengthen the truth and not be a part of lies. To create a change we need to recognize falsehood and try to be honest always.