Conversational Terrorism How Not To Talk

Not good to use, but fun to read. “Why do you ask that?” / “What makes you ask that?” “What drives you to make such a statement?” BRAIN SEIZURE: A complex statement that paralyzes the brain. “What you inferred is not what you implied.” “Your problem is that you are thinking in a linear versus configurational framework.” “I’m not sure if I fail to disagree with that or not.” REVERSE THE QUESTION: Echo the question back or ask the other person a similar or difficult question. (This can be a valid technique if not used merely as a delay tactic.) “What do you think the answer to your question is?” “How ’bout if I ask you a similar question?” Conversational Terrorism – How Not to Talk – [Dean and Marshall VanDruff]