How to spot bullshit 3: Context

Context is a little vague so I'm shoving it between the bookends. Discussing context might be splitting hairs, but a good bullshitter is very subtle. Let's say the source is someone with whom you are familiar but may not have a long enough history with to know how likely they are to try to bullshit you. If they are telling you about all the work they have to do and then slip in a question about what you are up to, your detector should be going off. It might be innocent, but if you indicate that you don't have much going on you might find that the boss has just had a conversation with so and so and now you suddenly are tasked with taking on some of their work. If the conversation seems circumspect or seems to be about eliciting information from you, be wary. Also, watch how questions are phrased because it is very easy to craft a query to evoke a particular response.