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How To Be A Skeptic, Part Two: Friends and Family

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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You're a Big Dumb Idiot, You've Got It All Wrong.

Use phrases with respectful intonation. When someone hears you saying we agree in a casual manner, repeatedly, then on an unconscious level, their brain begins to accept that agreement as a base reality. So don't escalate. Your move now is to find points of agreement. Use inclusive language because when someone is a little tricky, but here's the scoop folks: You're building that rapport. Unless you're a really smart person and you see it,. It's like, this is where you got to be careful with because some of these techniques can become transparent very quickly.

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