Attacks your logic

False dilemma

They offer two options when more exist.

The first tell

You feel cornered. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.

What it sounds like

A salesperson says: Either you buy the full package today, or you don't care about your family's safety.

Say back

Those aren't the only two options.

If they push

Name another one, then.

I can buy part of it, buy later, or buy elsewhere. I'll pick from those.

How this family is disarmed

Restate the real claim, add the missing options, or ask for the missing step.

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.

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