Law 12 - Use Selective Honesty to Disarm Your Victim

Question 1

What is selective honesty a tool for?

Answer 1

1. Deception - distracting your mark from your real goal

2. Disarming your victim (of their suspicions)

Question 2

When do you use selective honesty?

Answer 2

When you want something from someone

Question 3

What do you definitely NOT do when you want something from someone?

Answer 3

You do NOT ask them for it.

Question 4

On whom is the tactic of selective honesty most effective?

Answer 4

Very suspicious people

Question 5

What do you do when you figure out that someone is suspicious of you?

Answer 5

• Give them an unexpected gift
• Get CAUGHT in the act of being honest
• Do them a kind favour that is apparently selfless

Question 6

What effect does your selective honesty have on your victim?

Answer 6

1. It makes them lower their walls and defenses
2. It corrodes their will to fight back
3. Disarms their suspicions
4. Turns them into children - eagerly lapping up affectionate gestures

Question 7

In what ways can you “give” to your victims?

Answer 7

1. An actual unexpected gift
2. A generous act (apparently selfless)
3. A kind favour
4. An “honest” admission

Question 8

What does selective honesty do for you as a tool for deception?

Answer 8

It distracts your victim and gives you time and space to do something they won’t notice

Question 9

How do you use selective honesty to get what you want from someone?

Answer 9

1. You need something
2. You DON’T ask them for it
3. You GIVE (gift/admission/favour)
4. It takes the bite out of a future request
5. They give you what you want of their own accord without you having to ask for it

Question 10

What do you mean by selective honesty “disarming” your victim?

Answer 10

It earns the enemy’s TRUST and RESPECT, and corrodes their will to fight back.

Question 11

When is selective honesty most effective?

Answer 11

When you know what you want from your victim

Question 12

What is a basic prerequisite for the use of selective honesty?

Answer 12

Knowing what you want from your victim

Question 13

What is the only situation where you can ask someone for something?

Answer 13

When you have already done something generous for them, given them some secret etc. I. E., when you have already used selective honesty on them.

Question 14

In the long-run, what big picture pursuit does selective honesty help you with?

Answer 14

It helps you build a reputation for honesty.

Question 15

At what point of your contact with people does Selective Honesty have the maximum impact?

Answer 15

At first contact - it creates a strong impression and builds your reputation for honesty

Question 16

How does selective honesty help you build a reputation for honesty?

Answer 16

You use small gestures that in themselves are insignificant but altogether set up a reputation