&gt; It&#x27;s complicated for government or law enforcement, not for the person being questioned.<p>I&#x27;m not sure about that. The government does this all the time - cops will know exactly where the lines are and how to get you to fuck up. They get daily practice in it.<p>Meanwhile, your average citizen likely doesn&#x27;t know what the Fifth Amendment means beyond vague stuff they remember from high school, and there&#x27;s a good chance they <i>really</i> don&#x27;t know you have to explicitly state you&#x27;re exercising it.