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10 Post author: homunq 12 August 2011 03:38PM

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Comment author: lessdazed 14 August 2011 12:21:04PM *  1 point [-]

Luke: Is the dark side stronger?

Yoda: No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive.

Quicker you say, master Yoda? Very well then! A 500 word limit sounds designed for the dark arts.

Comment author: homunq 14 August 2011 05:28:38PM *  1 point [-]

OK, go for it. What dark arts can you use from a position of vastly lower status? That of course includes any which would give a temporary massive inflation to your perceived status.

Comment author: lessdazed 15 August 2011 03:40:22PM *  1 point [-]

That seems even more context dependent than regular persuasion, hopelessly so for trying to generalize.

Comment author: homunq 17 August 2011 06:09:14PM 0 points [-]

Fair enough. So just imagine a specific example, however arbitrary, so we get the idea.