A "blink", or the iterative strategy of a skilled manipulator/abuser/groomer?
Push to the level of their target's discomfort, then back off – without respecting the "no!", pretending to hear only "not now".
Come back later from a superficially-different angle, when the victim's defenses are down.
Couch the next attempt, or the next, or the next, in some combination of feigned sweetness ("but I waited & changed things for you"), or esteem-attacks ("you're so nasty you deserve this"), or inevitability ("this is going to happen whether you like it or not, so stop fighting").
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It's a way to inch toward the unthinkable by obtaining concessions. You propose the unthinkable and after extreme push-back, the concession seems completely reasonable. However, if the concession would have been proposed alone instead of the unthinkable, it would have been rejected. It's an absolute deceptive manipulation technique.
Another example of manipulative Overton window shift at play: You may also recall deep state puppet Kathy Griffin showing Trump's severed head as the deep state testing the waters of a possible coup or assassination. The more you expose the public to the unthinkable, the more it becomes acceptable.
The door-in-the-face (DITF) technique is a compliance method commonly studied in social psychology.[1][2] The persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down, much like a metaphorical slamming of a door in the persuader's face. The respondent is then more likely to agree to a second, more reasonable request, than if that same request is made in isolation.[1][2] The DITF technique can be contrasted with the foot-in-the-door (FITD) technique, in which a persuader begins with a small request and gradually increases the demands of each request.[2][3] Both the FITD and DITF techniques increase the likelihood a respondent will agree to the second request.[2][3]
Foot-in-the-door (FITD) technique is a compliance tactic that aims at getting a person to agree to a large request by having them agree to a modest request first.[1][2][3]
This technique works by creating a connection between the person asking for a request and the person that is being asked. If a smaller request is granted, then the person who is agreeing feels like they are obligated to keep agreeing to larger requests to stay consistent with the original decision of agreeing. This technique is used in many ways and is a well-researched tactic for getting people to comply with requests. The saying is a reference to a door to door salesman who keeps the door from shutting with his foot, giving the customer no choice but to listen to the sales pitch.
Push to the level of their target's discomfort, then back off – without respecting the "no!", pretending to hear only "not now".
Come back later from a superficially-different angle, when the victim's defenses are down.
Couch the next attempt, or the next, or the next, in some combination of feigned sweetness ("but I waited & changed things for you"), or esteem-attacks ("you're so nasty you deserve this"), or inevitability ("this is going to happen whether you like it or not, so stop fighting").