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<blockquote data-quote="Incenjucar" data-source="post: 3989961" data-attributes="member: 6182">Most social interactions that individuals do is mono-a-mono because people don't work in teams very often in real life.However, people who are trained to work in teams do things like &quot;good cop, bad cop.&quot;Sales teams do this kind of thing all the time, too, as do really canny consumers.The more people involved in a social interaction, up to a certain point, the easier it usually is to throw the &quot;opponent&quot; off and get them to do what you want, IF you know what you're doing.--Consider:Bard:&nbsp; Hello friend!&nbsp; You look like a man in need of a new horse, and have I got a deal for you!Target:&nbsp; What?&nbsp; No, I don't need no horse.Wizard: Oh, he says he doesn't need a horse.&nbsp; Probably can't afford it.Target:&nbsp; Hey now, I could afford that horse easy, I just don't need one.&nbsp; I've got enough gold for two horses!Bard:&nbsp; See wizard, he has plenty, why, enough for luxuries, luxuries like a good fine horse to bring home to the missus.Target:&nbsp; But I'm telling you I don't want your horse!Barbarian:&nbsp; You not like Thunderhoof?&nbsp; Raised Thunderhoof from birth.&nbsp; Thunderhoof is best horse for miles.&nbsp; You saying Thunderhoof not worth your gold?&nbsp; *glower*Target:&nbsp; No no!&nbsp; It's a fine horse!&nbsp; Really it is!&nbsp; Finest I've ever seen!&nbsp; Worth double, I'm sure!Rogue:&nbsp; Why I bet we could sell it for twice double in the next town, they have a finer eye for horses anyways.&nbsp; Like to make sure everyone knows how well off they are.&nbsp; Miserly lot in this here town.Bard:&nbsp; Oh yes, yes, it's such a pity... they say things about the people from here... sad, terrible, untrue things... but I suppose it's too much of a bother to look one's best...Target:&nbsp; Now hold on there!&nbsp; I'm no miser!&nbsp; And I tell you I know a good horse when I see it!&nbsp; I won't be thought a fool!&nbsp; I'll give you fifty gold for that horse and I won't let you sell it to anyone else!Bard: Only fifty?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Incenjucar, post: 3989961, member: 6182"] Most social interactions that individuals do is mono-a-mono because people don't work in teams very often in real life. However, people who are trained to work in teams do things like "good cop, bad cop." Sales teams do this kind of thing all the time, too, as do really canny consumers. The more people involved in a social interaction, up to a certain point, the easier it usually is to throw the "opponent" off and get them to do what you want, IF you know what you're doing. -- Consider: Bard: Hello friend! You look like a man in need of a new horse, and have I got a deal for you! Target: What? No, I don't need no horse. Wizard: Oh, he says he doesn't need a horse. Probably can't afford it. Target: Hey now, I could afford that horse easy, I just don't need one. I've got enough gold for two horses! Bard: See wizard, he has plenty, why, enough for luxuries, luxuries like a good fine horse to bring home to the missus. Target: But I'm telling you I don't want your horse! Barbarian: You not like Thunderhoof? Raised Thunderhoof from birth. Thunderhoof is best horse for miles. You saying Thunderhoof not worth your gold? *glower* Target: No no! It's a fine horse! Really it is! Finest I've ever seen! Worth double, I'm sure! Rogue: Why I bet we could sell it for twice double in the next town, they have a finer eye for horses anyways. Like to make sure everyone knows how well off they are. Miserly lot in this here town. Bard: Oh yes, yes, it's such a pity... they say things about the people from here... sad, terrible, untrue things... but I suppose it's too much of a bother to look one's best... Target: Now hold on there! I'm no miser! And I tell you I know a good horse when I see it! I won't be thought a fool! I'll give you fifty gold for that horse and I won't let you sell it to anyone else! Bard: Only fifty? [/QUOTE]

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