If you're a bad liar, make up for lack of quality with increased volume

[Vort]

 

[NeuroTypical]

Congressional hearings can be stressful, and your questioner really is trying to sweat a lie or a contradiction out of you.  That said, when you're not worried about proper phrasing or choosing your words carefully, and when your questioner has maybe an overinflated notion of how important their questions are, you sound like Ben:

 

[Jamie123]

11 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

Congressional hearings can be stressful, and your questioner really is trying to sweat a lie or a contradiction out of you.  That said, when you're not worried about proper phrasing or choosing your words carefully, and when your questioner has maybe an overinflated notion of how important their questions are, you sound like Ben:

I don't know what this is all about but it sounds very interesting.

"Isn't it true that you said blah blah blah?"

"Yes, it is."

"So what have you got to say about it?"

"Nothing."

"Oh...erm...well, isn't it also true that you said blum blum blum?"

Etc, till he runs out of time.