This is all generally true. It is also needlessly dismissive about concerns and naively sunny about the rights of arrestees and the respect LE in the US has for

This is all generally true. It is also needlessly dismissive about concerns and naively sunny about the rights of arrestees and the respect LE in the US has for them. But the key advice is Do. Not. Say. Anything. other than "bring my my attorney". Remember that in the interrogation game, the FBI gets to lie, but it is a felony for you. The FBI also refuses to videotape interrogations, gets to write the reports, and has played this game far more than you. Add that up, and admitting that you like ice cream is dangerous. This can be especially dangerous for smart people, who will tend to start thinking about the questions, trying to guess where they're going, what is important. Don't. The rules are stacked against you, you're missing important information, and your interrogators are (probably) practiced experts at creating little set-piece dramas to manipulate you.