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a chess match where one player doesn't know the rules and is sweating anyway

means The act of questioning someone closely and often aggressively, especially by police or officials seeking information or a confession.

from From Latin 'interrogare,' to question or ask — built from 'inter-' (between) and 'rogare' (to ask), the same 'rogare' that gives us 'rogation,' 'arrogant,' and 'prerogative.' The image is of asking across a gap, words passed back and forth between two parties — though by the time it reaches an interrogation room, that polite 'asking between' has hardened into something far more one-sided.

false confessions
Innocent people confess under enough pressure and exhaustion
reid technique
Famous US method now banned by some agencies as coercive
rapport works
Friendly chats outperform tough tactics for real intel
the silence
Long pauses pressure suspects to fill the void
good cop myth
The duo routine is largely Hollywood theater
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reid technique — us police interrogation method taught since 1947, accused in false confessions including the central park five case 1989

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