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TKRok's avatar

This is very useful and practical. So often conversations can become a power-play that is not constructive. Another one I see often is 'As you already know...' or even worse 'Given your background there's no way you don't know this, but...'. I see it used as a way to make it difficult to refute what the person is saying because the listener doesn't want to feel dumb or uninformed for not knowing.

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Elina's avatar

Yes, these types of comments are so dangerous - they trigger emotions and insecurities. Staying calm and deflecting them with logic is a super power that requires practice.

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