Human-style handwriting analysis examines features such as letter shape, the slant of words, and stroke style.

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For example, little proper research has been done on the reliability of handwriting analysis.

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Seven of the eight iReporters overwhelmingly agreed with their handwriting analysis, including Dahlheimer.

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Baggett, who is based out of Los Angeles, has been qualified in court and has written books on handwriting analysis.

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Handwriting analysis is deemed to qualify on all counts.

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There, in 1999, a legal decision in United States v Paul determined that handwriting analysis qualifies as a form of expert testimony, and is therefore admissible under guidelines established by America's Supreme Court in an earlier case.

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Warburg was one of the few believers in graphology, the analysis of handwriting, as a way of gaining psychological insight into his applicants.

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The handwriting- and electronic-analysis experts said they found markings left by clips Mr. Ceglia used to hang the document in the sun, which the motion likened to "the tan lines caused by a swimsuit, " Facebook alleged.

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Some believe graphology - the study of handwriting - can help in the analysis of a person's character.

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