I recently took a polygraph and it was deemed inconclusive. I was told that I was breathing at an abnormal rate (17-19 breaths per minute). I wasnt trying to use counter measures or "beat the box." I thought everything was going to be fine. However, I was told my breathing rate should be much lower. Everything I have NOW read says 15-30 is ok? 

I should say the whole procedure made me nervous and I was concentrating on keeping my breathing consistent and under control

Why would the test administrator deem the test inconclusive, and accuse me of controling my breathing if it was on par?

What can I expect for my next test? Although its a different adminisrator will he be deeming me guilty from the start?

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Mr. Maschke, 
 
You just accused a polygraph examiner of "lieing" to an examinee. 
 
Why? 
 
The examinee never asked if he was "lied to."  I see a misunderstanding over the examinee's breathing rate during the administration of a polygraph examination. 
 
For this, you say he was "lied to" 
 
Sir, lying is a deliberate act, generally but not always for malicious reasons.  You have no reason to accuse the examiner in this case of lying. 
 
Now, as an examiner I am not sure I would have approached this examinee in quite this same way, but "LIED TO?"!!! 
 
Oh never mind, I remember now.  This is "Antipolygraph.org."    
 
One more thing.  I don't know how things operate in other departments, but I can tell you that in my department if we change out examiners for the retest of an examinee (inconclusive charts, etc), the new examiner approaches the examinee with a complete and objective "fresh slate."  I can tell you of more times than I can can count where a retest by a new examiner helped an examinee successfully navigate the process. 
 
Of course, you will never acknowledge this either.  Once again, I need to remind myself, this is "Antipolygraph.org."   
 
Regards, 
 
Nonombre

"I was concentrating on keeping my breathing consistent and under control"  "and accuse me of controling my breathing"   


If I read your post correctly you concentrated on controlling your breathing.   

The examiner then correctly stated you were controlling your breathing. 

Sounds like he called it like it was, no one lied including you.

nonombre wrote on Aug 26^th, 2006 at 5:11pm:


Nonombre,

As Tarlain pointed out, tdaddy37 did indeed ask whether he was lied to. And indeed he was. Any polygrapher fresh out of polygraph school knows that an at-rest breathing rate of 17-19 breaths per minute is well within the bounds of normalcy. The polygrapher who characterizes such a rate as "abnormal" is telling a blatant falsehood, and almost certainly knows it.

If you have an alternative explanation, please provide it.

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In this regard, I concur with the arguments put forth by datahead and Drew Richardson in the message thread, On the Fallacy of a Fresh Slate.

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While I have no way of independently verifying your claims, I do not assume out of hand that they are untrue. On the contrary, I am inclined to believe that your posts are made in good faith.