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

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Erving Goffman would call tells "expressions given off" because they are unintentional and reveal information that the player may not want to give away.

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