Attacks your feelings and bonds
Flattery
Praise is used to lower your guard before the ask.
The first tell
You feel pleased. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.
What it sounds like
A seller says: I can tell you're someone who appreciates quality. That's why I'm showing you the premium model.
Say back
Thanks. What does the basic one cost?
If they push
Someone like you wouldn't be happy with basic.
I'll be the judge of that. The price?
How this family is disarmed
Weigh actions over words and keep your own pace.
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.
Related tactics
- Love bombingIntense affection arrives very fast, before trust has had time to form.
- Guilt-trippingThey make you feel like a bad person for saying no.
- NeggingA put-down dressed as a compliment, meant to make you seek their approval.
- Future fakingBig promises about later are used to get what they want now.