The second reason why the authors underlying message of polygraphs being unreliable is effective is because he states that they are not technologically sound. Polygraphs only provide certain information that has to be interpreted which can become difficult when dealing with important things such as murders as interpretation isn’t needed, straight facts are. Polygraphs are seen as devices that can give direct insight into whether a person is telling the truth or not but, this article shows that these polygraphs only interpret information as it states that the polygraphs, at the end of the day, do not say whether a person is being truthful or dishonest. Some feel as if polygraph tests present nothing but the truth and factual information; they
