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Should Anyone Ever Be Manipulative?
Dennis and Robin discuss whether it is ever appropriate for regular people to manipulate, and how that differs from the harmful adult manipulation they focus on: communication used for the manipulator’s gain with little or no concern for the other person. They explore the slippery slope between persuasion and manipulation, emphasizing consent and how omission, euphemisms, and emotion-based messaging can undermine free choice, using examples from marketing, advertising, workplaces, real estate language, charitable appeals, and politics. They argue that triggers and feelings (pathos) are often…
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