abbscachoo t1_j297dls wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:46 PM Reply to eli5: If Lie Detector tests are highly accurate, why are they not used in court? by NemesisSenpai I had to take a polygraph once. Told everyone I was going to because I thought it was interesting. First question, “did you tell anyone you are taking a polygraph today?” “No” pass It’s not reliable or accurate. But it is a decent tool for making people break under the pressure. Permalink 1
abbscachoo t1_j297dls wrote
Reply to eli5: If Lie Detector tests are highly accurate, why are they not used in court? by NemesisSenpai
I had to take a polygraph once. Told everyone I was going to because I thought it was interesting.
First question, “did you tell anyone you are taking a polygraph today?”
“No”
pass
It’s not reliable or accurate. But it is a decent tool for making people break under the pressure.