Attacks your logic
Circular reasoning
The conclusion is used as its own proof.
The first tell
You feel going in circles. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.
What it sounds like
A recruiter for a scheme says: This program works because it's a proven system.
Say back
That repeats the claim. What's the evidence for it?
If they push
The evidence is that it works.
Show me results from someone I can contact.
How this family is disarmed
Restate the real claim, add the missing options, or ask for the missing step.
Paid
See it in dating and at work
Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.