Frame Control: All You’ll Ever Need To Know

What Is A Frame? (With Examples) There is a lot of information out there in the world. Our brains need a way to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore. Think of a frame like a story or narrative. It presents information about the world by emphasizing certain aspects of our experience … Read more

7+ Ways To Find A Person’s Weaknesses

It is important to understand your weaknesses and other people’s weaknesses. Your weaknesses can distort your reality and cause you to make tactical mistakes. Understanding other people’s weaknesses can help you persuade and influence them. Keep in mind that weakness itself is relative to the situation. What is a strength in one place can be … Read more

How To Get A Confession: Advanced Interrogation Techniques For Getting Information

You’ve probably wanted information out of someone that they weren’t exactly forthcoming with before. We are going to cover all the different interrogation techniques used by intelligence operators, the police, the military, and attorneys in depositions. By the end of this article you will know all the possible ways to extract information out of someone. … Read more

This Common Mistake Gets You Manipulated (Members Only Bonus Content)

See the original article here. Links: Optimism Bias – people believe they are less likely to experience a negative event. Beck Hopelessness Scale – a 20 item inventory that looks at people’s attitudes towards the future. It predicts suicidal behavior. Narcissism Symptoms – exaggerated self importance and fantasies of success and belief they are superior. … Read more

9 Examples Of Character Assassination

Here is a list of a few examples of character assassination. If you want to learn about defending against it, check out our post, here. Napoleon removed a man named Rutger Jan Schimmelpennick from power because of a character attack. He ruled the newly formed Dutch republic, and crafted an image as a family man. … Read more

Character Assassination Techniques, Strategies, And Examples

Character Assassination as a discipline is very closely related to the study of propaganda. Keep that in mind as you read through the techniques below. The Strategy The first step in any character attack is to research the audience. Politicians do this with polls. Polls help them understand the values and sentiments of the country. … Read more

Undermining Your Opponent & How To Defend Yourself

This article discusses practical tactics that can be used to undermine your opponent’s credibility. It also discusses how you can fight back if someone is undermining your credibility. Fundamentally, undermining an argument or an individual means you point out ways they could be inadequate, wrong, or misinformed. Undermining can be a form of character assassination. … Read more

How Psychological Minimizing Works

Introduction To Minimizing This article will discuss the psychology of minimization, when it can be used effectively, how to minimize, and how to respond to someone who minimizes you. What Is Minimizing? In our context, minimization is an act that reduces an accomplishment to a less valuable state. A person can minimize themselves. An individual … Read more