When you play high stakes poker, it is silly to tell your opponents that you have a good hand. However, particularly good poker players say they can read other players' "tells"-the subtle and unintentional facial expressions, mannerisms, and body language that reveal what they are thinking. What would Erving Goffman call tells?
A) expressions given off
B) the dual nature of the self
C) expressions given
D) the game stage
E) the social construction of reality

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Erving Goffman would refer to tells as "expressions given off," which are nonverbal cues that individuals unconsciously display and can be interpreted by others.

When You Play High Stakes Poker, It Is Silly to Tell