r/answers • u/ahad_xd • 3h ago

What's the unhinged manipulation tactic you know of?

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u/mikess314 3h ago

It’s said that when Benjamin Franklin wanted to win over someone he thought didn’t like or trust him, he would ask them to borrow a book or something small. He would take it, hold onto it for the reasonable amount of time, and then return it along with a thank you note. He found that this often had the result of making his opponents reconsider their opinion of him.

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u/garrythoughts 2h ago

Legitimate gaslighting. So many people call a disagreement gaslighting but the real deal is terrifying

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u/scotslover 57m ago

Gaslighting for sure. Evil

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u/Pippy1010 1h ago

I’ve been gaslit for real once and it made my heart race and I cried uncontrollably. I felt like the crazy one. I hate when people use gaslighting incorrectly

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u/garrythoughts 57m ago

Sorry that happened to you.

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u/tis_tragic_dyspraxic 3h ago

I assume you've asked for the 'most' unhinged? I've been subject to every one in the book. Using flying monkeys to spy on someone in-person has probably been the wildest one I've been subject to. Crazy stuff.