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Hiding The Elephant (How The Psychological Techniques Of Magicians Can Be Used To Manipulate Witnesses At Trial), Sydney A. Beckman
Hiding The Elephant (How The Psychological Techniques Of Magicians Can Be Used To Manipulate Witnesses At Trial), Sydney A. Beckman
Sydney A. Beckman
In 1917 Harry Houdini performed a single, yet incredible, illusion; “[u]nder the bright spotlights of New York’s Theatre Hippodrome, he made a live elephant disappear.” In 1983 David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty Disappear in front of both a live and a national television audience. To be sure, neither the elephant nor Lady Liberty actually disappeared. But from the perspective of the audience they did, indeed, disappear. So which is correct? Did they, or didn’t they?
Trial Lawyers and Magicians share many of the same talents and skills. Misdirection, misinformation, selective-attention, ambiguity, verbal manipulation, body language interpretation, and physical …
Knox County Judge Baumgartner Expected To Go Before Judge, Charles E. Maclean
Knox County Judge Baumgartner Expected To Go Before Judge, Charles E. Maclean
Charles E. MacLean
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Prosecutorial Ethics: Private Decision Making In The Very Public Practice Of Law, Charles E. Maclean
Prosecutorial Ethics: Private Decision Making In The Very Public Practice Of Law, Charles E. Maclean
Charles E. MacLean
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