Here is a statement for analysis as a test for you. The only thing you need to know is the accusation.
You need to know what is alleged and that the subject knew the accusation.
In Idaho, a 7 year old boy was found with a black eye, and when asked by his teacher what had happened, he said his step father had punched him in the eye. The teacher reported this to the Department of Children and Families as well as the local police.
The police responded, with a social worker from DCF, specifically trained in child abuse cases.
The teacher said the boy is truthful, but his last year's teacher said he is known to fall and known to fabricate.
The officer and social worker conducted interviews of the step father, the mother and the child, collectively and recorded the interviews.
The officer closed his report with "it appears the boy hit his face while falling out of bed, against a shoe rack."
The social worker concluded her report with "the step father hit the child with a closed fist. They need further intervention as he has anger issues..."
They debated it, but both felt firm in their conclusions. One said that the boy was lying; the other said he was truthful.
Setting:
The interview was conducted in the subject's home, and it was very short. The step father was against speaking and watched his words carefully. He was more interested in talking about politics and kept going back to complain that government was not doing enough for children.
The step father was asked, "What happened that your son got a black eye?" This was after he learned that his step son told the teacher that the black eye came because the step father punched him, with a closed fist, in the face.
The step father, upon hearing the allegation, looked down, shook his head, and said, "the boy is known to tell stories, just ask anyone."
When specifically asked what happened, he said,
“We was in bed asleep. We had a lot of snow on the roof. I want to say it was about 10, 10:30. You can always hear the snow sliding off the roof, instead it was Bobby on the bunk bed. He has 20-25 pairs of shoes. Woke up and his eye was black.”
Now, view his answer again, with emphasis to assist you. What does your analysis conclude?
“We was in bed asleep. We had a lot of snow on the roof. I want to say it was about 10, 10:30. You can always hear the snow sliding off the roof, instead it was Bobby on the bunk bed. He has 20-25 pairs of shoes. Woke up and his eye was black.”
Did the father hit the son, as the son said, or, did the son fall out of bed and hit his eye on the shoe rack, as the officer concluded?
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