

Levine's studies conclude that people generally believe those they interact with are honest. In Part 2: "Default to Truth," Gladwell introduces psychologist Tim Levine's Truth-Default Theory.


Gladwell uses these examples to wonder why humans have so much trouble knowing when they are being lied to. He was tricked, however, and Hitler invaded anyway, breaking their agreement. After several meetings, Chamberlain announced his belief in Hitler's honesty and trustworthiness.

In the second story, after Hitler threatened to invade the Sudetenland, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain swore he could convince him otherwise. No one could believe that the most powerful intelligence agency in the world had been tricked. He revealed that innumerable spies working for the U.S. After double agent Florentino Aspillaga defected, he gave information to a CIA agent. In Part 1: "Spies and Diplomats: Two Puzzles," Gladwell examines two stories, one involving Fidel Castro, the other, Adolf Hitler. Gladwell says Talking to Strangers is a work interested in understanding what actually went wrong in Bland and Encinia's interaction. Bland committed suicide in jail three days later. Their interaction grew volatile, ending in Encinia forcefully ripping her from the car, calling for backup, and arresting her. When she failed to signal, he pulled her over. Noticing her out-of-state plates, Encinia grew suspicious. Having just moved to town from Illinois, Bland was unfamiliar with her new surroundings. In the introduction, "Step out of the car!," Gladwell presents an overview of Sandra Bland and Texas State Trooper's encounter on a Prairie View roadside in July of 2015. Each chapter is parceled into smaller numerical sections, which create a compare and contrast mode of argumentation. The five parts include a total of 12 titled chapters. Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers is divided into five parts. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Gladwell, Malcolm.
