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From the Ted Talk by Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar

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dpeoietcn is actually serious bnsuseis. This con man, Henry Oberlander, he was such an effective con man, bisirth authorities say he could have uemdinernd the entire bknniag system of the Western world. And you can't find this guy on Google; you can't find him anywhere. He was interviewed once, and he said the following. He said, "Look, I've got one rule." And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for?

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_________ is actually serious ________. This con man, Henry Oberlander, he was such an effective con man, _______ authorities say he could have __________ the entire _______ system of the Western world. And you can't find this guy on Google; you can't find him anywhere. He was interviewed once, and he said the following. He said, "Look, I've got one rule." And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for?

Solution


  1. undermined
  2. banking
  3. business
  4. deception
  5. british

Original Text


Deception is actually serious business. This con man, Henry Oberlander, he was such an effective con man, British authorities say he could have undermined the entire banking system of the Western world. And you can't find this guy on Google; you can't find him anywhere. He was interviewed once, and he said the following. He said, "Look, I've got one rule." And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for?

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  1. authorities
  2. banking
  3. british
  4. business
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  6. crux
  7. deceived
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  10. entire
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  15. hungry
  16. interviewed
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