Psichological Manipulation

PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIPULATION

There is no difference between manipulation and deception, they both aim to change the behavior or perception of others through indirect, deceptive or underhanded tactics.

Social influence can be used to persuade someone to change some bad habits depending on the context and motivations, social influence may constitute underhanded manipulation.

If you give them a chance, people will try to manipulate you, and since knowledge is the best defence, here are some devious tricks that people use to manipulate others:

Someone purposely convinces you to commit to something at just the right time, when you would have otherwise said “no.” This commonly occurs when you’re in a hurry or mentally fatigued.

When someone misrepresents something as a proven fact simply because it’s a popular belief.

Using difficult words or jargon to explain something simple like protocol to intimidate you and confuse you even more.

Using a position of authority (or by someone you think you should believe) to influence your judgement or opinion of someone else. Trying to convince you of something by drawing a conclusion that is loosely related to the information they gave you

When someone gets you to agree to something that’s not ideal by telling you it’s slightly better than it is.

When someone diverts attention away from the topic of discussion to a totally new (but vaguely related) topic in an effort to persuade you.

When a question or statement automatically presumes the subject is guilty.

When someone plays with your emotions and subtly invokes fear in you, and then when you start thinking about a possible solution, they provide one for you.

When someone asks you for something small, and when you give it to them, they ask for something bigger. And then, maybe, something even bigger.

When someone first makes an excessive request which you will refuse and then looking disappointed, make a second request that is more reasonable.