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		jandrese on July 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted I've heard that they're not very useful with true sociopaths because they require you to be uncomfortable with lying.

cblades on July 29, 2019 [–]

Even then, unless they are coupled with a comprehensive psychological evaluation that could identify sociopathy, they could not be considered a useful tool (generously assuming that they have any truth-discerning usefulness to begin with).

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