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The Method of Leading in Persuasion

Ans, so right. The method i used was a, whenever the world's smartest person said something that i knew everyone reading it would thank, oh god, there's ten obvious reasons why that's stupid,. i just have the person say, i think there's 10 obvious reasonswhy that's stupid. Now, i'm paraphrasing myself, but in other words, i make my character say the thing you just thought. That's, that's a little different than a traditional fiction where i'm making the character lead you all the way. So i, so this is a technique in hypnosis, you would call it, and leading in persuasion, ou have other names for

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