Attacks your time
Wearing you down
They ask again and again until no turns into fine.
The first tell
You feel exhausted. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.
What it sounds like
A telemarketer hears no four times and keeps offering smaller versions of the same plan.
Say back
My answer is no. I'm ending the call now.
If they push
Just give me thirty more seconds.
No. Goodbye.
How this family is disarmed
Slow down. A good offer survives a day.
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.