Extreme Conversation Tactics
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Outline
- Basic elements of conversation: information units, the double meaning of words, and logical traps
- "Crosswise conversation thinking" and "conversational-thread thinking": arguing that chatting relies on a "conversational mindset" rather than memorized lines
- Frames and topics: controlling stance and laying groundwork for topics within a conversation
- Humor and teasing: lightening the mood in a positive way, cautioning against excessive put-downs
- Cracking "shit tests" and invitation techniques: recognizing invitation windows and compressing information units
Core idea
The author holds that the key to conversation is a way of thinking rather than fixed routines, advocating abandoning memorized scripts in favor of logical association, double meanings, and guided conversation to create a relaxed dynamic.
Review
Its emphasis on "think more, memorize less" is relatively worthwhile among books of this kind, but the whole book still frames women through a PUA lens of "targets," "negs," and "TD" (test of dominance), with a heavy utilitarian tone that calls for critical reading.
