tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post6992963580576985586..comments2024-03-18T04:20:15.987-04:00Comments on Statement Analysis ®: Unreliable, But True?Statement Analysis Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-60845574918203290952013-05-13T21:49:09.124-04:002013-05-13T21:49:09.124-04:00If it's an innocent fictional character, Boo R...If it's an innocent fictional character, Boo Radley? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-31823063245822470062013-05-13T15:11:40.153-04:002013-05-13T15:11:40.153-04:00@Julie Moon
what fictional character?@Julie Moon<br />what fictional character?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-66961300924222585962013-05-12T21:45:55.421-04:002013-05-12T21:45:55.421-04:00The level of trauma/horror experienced must be wei...The level of trauma/horror experienced must be weighed against tense usage. I think that a traumatic experience can actually rewire your brain, therefore memory and even language will be affected. One of the first lines of defense in regards to trauma is that the brain will begin some separation process in order for the person to survive. I am not a scientist. I could be wrong.Jazzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-46330884473884040452013-05-12T21:28:10.420-04:002013-05-12T21:28:10.420-04:00That statement led me to think that Johnny is stil...That statement led me to think that Johnny is still alive. That would maybe lead to the speaker to speak of Johnny in the present tense. elfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-16969855719075761672013-05-12T15:05:50.343-04:002013-05-12T15:05:50.343-04:00"Was it present tense because he was living i..."Was it present tense because he was living it out, as he spoke?"<br /><br />I think this does occur in several instances:<br />1. The more traumatic the event.<br />2. With a sudden or unexpected event.<br />3. Unresolved event.<br /><br />With these cases, the speaker may speak in the present as if he/she is still living through the event.<br /><br />As an example, I had to jump from a truck once. I told the story as part of your exercise. I slipped into this present tense statement, "Next thing I know, I'm skimming down the road with my face pounding into the gravel." The only reason I can fathom that I went to present in that part is that I can see and feel that part. I'm there when I think of it.<br /><br />Susnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-22306453858904180132013-05-12T13:45:37.136-04:002013-05-12T13:45:37.136-04:00Periwinkle ~ I was sure that the brother had somet...Periwinkle ~ I was sure that the brother had something to do with that little sister's stabbing, but I didn't want to say anything and have a lynch mob on my porch.<br /><br />The thing that struck me as odd? Why would a grown man stab a little girl to death, and then, when confronted by or just seeing an unarmed 12 year old boy would run away? It seemed to me the logical thing for the intruder would have been to kill him too, and not leave a witness.<br /><br />The other thing was the odd description of the man. That wasn't so much statement analysis as it was common sense. When I heard the description I immediately thought of a particular fictional character. When I gave the same description to my younger sons they thought of the same fictional character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953059762112628827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-4532448147684632312013-05-12T13:37:10.846-04:002013-05-12T13:37:10.846-04:00I would have expected 'johnny was a good kid&#...I would have expected 'johnny was a good kid' as johnny, being good, would not have been part of the actual trauma. However I do know that people slip into present tense when recalling a particularly horrible event because I have been witness to that with my own eyes and ears. Is this an actual statement, or was it made up by someone as an example?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953059762112628827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-17850553117271451052013-05-12T12:54:57.420-04:002013-05-12T12:54:57.420-04:00OT: On 4/30 The stabbing of an 8-year-old girl in...OT: On 4/30 The stabbing of an 8-year-old girl in her home in Valley Springs, Calif., has residents of the small town loading their guns and keeping their kids home from school as police – who have few clues – search for the killer in hilly, remote terrain. <br /><br />Police say Leila Fowler's 12-year-old brother, who was home with his sister on Saturday, spotted an intruder, who ran out of the house. The boy then discovered his sister severely injured and phoned his parents, who were at a Little League game.<br /><br />Today - 5/12<br /><br />Authorities have arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a rural Northern California community last month.<br /><br />The boy, who was not identified, will be charged with homicide, Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters Saturday night.<br /><br />I wonder if it was Statement Analysis that made them take a closer look at the brother, forensic evidence or a combo of both?Periwinkle Paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746575926852682354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-32417000346597282362013-05-12T12:26:53.533-04:002013-05-12T12:26:53.533-04:00Ever since I've been reading this site and bec...Ever since I've been reading this site and become aware of the issue of tenses, I've noticed how common this is. Some people always slip into present tense when they are describing an incident that happened to them. I do it myself at times, also. <br /><br />So if I am understanding this lesson correctly, the present tense part of the description is just unreliable- it may be accurate or it may not. We need to take that section of the narrative and ask more questions in order to ascertain. Lisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-86214014413760663082013-05-12T11:01:13.349-04:002013-05-12T11:01:13.349-04:00I know this is just an excerpt so the fact the ...I know this is just an excerpt so the fact the 'Johnny is a good kid' might fit in with the beginning and/or rest of this blurb, while here it is extraneous, nor do we know why e is runnning. Also, he's running towards 'bastards' who shot of his leg, yet he picks up his leg, walks on his knees to show it to some 'kids'. Do bastards become kids after they take a leg? Or is he showing someone else. Obviously there is a whole lot of missing info but those two things stick out. Coughingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-76659135880755649892013-05-12T09:18:15.525-04:002013-05-12T09:18:15.525-04:00"His"^"His"^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-69227249632939372192013-05-12T09:16:16.736-04:002013-05-12T09:16:16.736-04:00I hope bis leg got sewn back on ok!!!!I hope bis leg got sewn back on ok!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com