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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
What do you think about.......?
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What do you think about a jurror excusing him/herself from the jury and appologizing to the defense first, then the prosecution and then the victim's family? Is order of appearance significant?
As Jim said, the order of appearance can be meaningful as it provides insight into what the speaker/writer deems important, thereby they often subconsciously place the most important information to them first in the statement. An interesting social observation is when someone introduces a couple, such as husband & wife, you will usually find the person they mention first is the one they are closest to. An example would be, "I'd like you to meet John and Susan", which often will indicate that the person introducing them is closest to John. This is not a absolute, nothing is when dealing with human nature, but it is one additional thing to look for and pay attention to when talking with people in social settings as well as interviews and interrogations. By the way, you know "Batman & Robin", you never hear "Robin & Batman"...except of course from Robin's mother!
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What do you think about a jurror excusing him/herself from the jury and appologizing to the defense first, then the prosecution and then the victim's family? Is order of appearance significant?
As Jim said, the order of appearance can be meaningful as it provides insight into what the speaker/writer deems important, thereby they often subconsciously place the most important information to them first in the statement. An interesting social observation is when someone introduces a couple, such as husband & wife, you will usually find the person they mention first is the one they are closest to. An example would be, "I'd like you to meet John and Susan", which often will indicate that the person introducing them is closest to John. This is not a absolute, nothing is when dealing with human nature, but it is one additional thing to look for and pay attention to when talking with people in social settings as well as interviews and interrogations. By the way, you know "Batman & Robin", you never hear "Robin & Batman"...except of course from Robin's mother!
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