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7 Quick Methods to Get Anyone to Confess

The Success Bistro
3 min readJun 28, 2021

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Have you ever wished you could just get someone to confess?

You’re in luck! Getting someone to confess only takes a little bit of behavioral psychology. Use these seven methods to get someone to tell you the truth.

One: don’t fill the silence. The fact is, if you keep talking and talking, you’re not going to get anything out of the other person. Don’t ever fill in the silence, because truth fills the silence.

Two: nod your head. I know this one may sound a little odd, but it’s a cool behavioral hack that you can use in many situations. Research shows that people talk three to four times more than usual if the listener nods their head as the speaker talks. You can do this after someone pauses or when their sentence seems to end. Just nod your head three times, and then let them keep going and keep adding on to whatever they’re saying. This also incorporates the first tip and helps you extend your silence.

Three: “It’s not a big deal”. The main reason why someone may not want to tell you the truth is that they’re scared of your response or don’t want to get in trouble. The solution to this is you try to emphasize that it’s not a big deal and that you don’t mind if they did certain things or said certain…

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