You can take this any way you want it but the woman that is commenting seems to know what she is talking about and makes very good observations. This is very similar to things I have learned years ago in college about this subject when I was learning how to interrogate a suspect and read them. I'm not saying the commentator is 100% correct but she close in my opinion. It's long but a pretty good watch. It should also be mentioned that the woman commenting does seem to be a conservative from the other videos I have watched.

The same person should evaluate Feinsteins body language. Now that would be interesting.

One of the things that struck me when I was watching live, was I got the impression that she was trying to look like she was still the same age as when the alleged attack took place. The idea would be 2 fold: It would convey the idea that she had never moved on in her life, but also that it would appear that this event took place in the very near future.

Her college degree and tenure deny the first, and the actual time frame, deny the 2nd. Hence, the intended response to her testimony was to be emotional and not intellectual (factual).

Just an observance on my part. I don't have a pony in the race, but I do enjoy reading body language and behaviors.

Thanks for posting the video with analysis.

One more observation from the clip:

Watch right at the end when the prosecutor tells her that she is impressed with her knowledge of certain drugs (microexpression: hard swallow- gulp (whooops)), then when she hits her with the question about interviewing sexual assault victims (microexpression: terrified look (how do I get out of this one?)).

Lots of good stuff.

One thing about Kavanaugh's testimony that many have criticized. He becomes emotional during his opening monologue, but compare his body language vs her's. He has to repeatedly stop, take a drink, focus on something other than his notes (indicating he does not want to read the text (too emotional), but has to steel himself and force himself to continue).

Other times, his tongue runs around the inside of his lip- his tongue subconsciously does not want to form the words his brain is dictating, so the tongue finds another activity.

She reads it off of the paper, and only occasionally looks over the rim of her glasses to see the reaction that her words are evoking. My inclination would have been that she would have either mirrored Kavanaugh's body language, or had to go into a robotic, disconnected personality, in order to "relive" those horrific events.

Again, very interesting. Take whatever stock you wish in body language and microexpressions, but people say more with their actions than they do with their words. You can lie with your mouth, but your body will give you away.

It seemed she was really TRYING to make make her voice horse and shakey.. I remember that voice from my sisters trying to get me in trouble.

I'm in no way familiar with reading body language but my impression watching it live was that something was off about it. You know that feeling you just can't put your finger on but somethings just not right.

I feel that way about liberals in general...

That EXACTLY is the basis for reading body language. You don't need to know the minutia of details, you just KNOW something isn't jiving....

A lot of professional "body language interpreters" record interviews and then watch them back frame by frame. Some microexpressions happen in microseconds.

The average joe with half an ounce of common sense, can just "tell"... basically doing the same thing, but not having the detailed analysis part.

Kavanaugh's reaction was somewhat surprising to me. My gut said it was spot on rage of a wounded animal while my brain said wow where's the self restraint we self impose in polite society. In all it was exactly what I would expect of anyone in his position and was reacting to falsehoods of the worst possible nature.

In my prior life I did a lot of investigations, albeit not of national significance, but that could have life and career implications on the accused. By watching Kavanaugh's language and body language, I truly believe he is telling the truth.
Using the same observations of Blasey-Ford's language, body language, etc. I do not believe her contention that Kavanaugh assaulted her. Hers was a well-coached "performance".

Moosetrot

Let’s cut to the chase. The woman is a liar. Entirely, not one minutia of substantiation. The woman is a stooge and a liar.
Curious to me is that the republicans gave in to prolonging this travesty without demanding in return this accuser take a polygraph test conducted by the same FBI and also test anyone bringing forth accusations.


Osky

Id say that a drunken teenage Kavanaugh tried to bed that drunken skank,but I don't believe he tried to rape her.

That should have no bearing on his confirmation,his life as a grown man should.


But in todays world of #metoo and social media all it takes is an acusation to ruin someone.

Allegation (no proof no basis)
Acusation (proof or at least a basis)

I have nothing nice to say.....

They made her look like a pathetic simpleton for sympathy .

Heard another woman flapping at the gums that she and veryone in high school knew Kavanaugh was a sloppy drunk.

So here it goes.

Osky

She is lying in my opinion.. I hope the fbi asks her to take a real polygraph . i bet she declines. she may have been traumetized as a teen but it wasn't until desperate democrats needed to come up with something to stop the nomination that her and her liberal friends said hey we could say it was Kavanaugh!

An allegation is an accusation,lol.

Allegation and accusation are two words that are often confused, but there is a subtle difference. We will examine the definitions of allegation and accusation, where these words came from and some examples of their use in sentences.





An allegation is a claim that someone has committed a crime or perpetrated a wrong, though the claimant has not submitted any proof of the assertion. For instance, a person may make an allegation that his neighbor is a murderer, based on rumor and antipathy toward the neighbor. If the person can not point to a body in the neighbor’s backyard, or at least an eyewitness account of the neighbor burying a body in the backyard, then it is a claim without any proof to back it up. The neighbor may indeed be a murderer, but without any proof it is simply a suspicion voiced in the form of an allegation. The word allegation is derived from the Old French word alegacion, meaning affirmation or allegation. The verb form is allege, related words are alleges, alleged, alleging, allegedly. The term allegedly is often used when newsmen report on people who are suspected of or charged with a crime, as everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

An accusation is a claim that someone has committed a crime or perpetrated a wrong. In this case, the claimant usually has what he considers to be proof of his assertion. For instance, someone may make an accusation that his neighbor is a murderer because he saw the neighbor burying a large box in the backyard. This is a reasonable assumption that should be investigated. In the end, the neighbor may have buried a body or he may have buried his life’s savings in a box in the backyard. An accusation does not prove guilt, but usually involves some type of proof that bears further investigation or a trial. The word accusation is derived from the Old French word acusacion, which means indictment. The verb form is accuse, related words are accuses, accused, accusing.