Dark Psychology & Manipulation

perceptions, and the associations

Socrates and Aristotle.

respond with assurance

With a deeper understanding of manipulation, you’ll have the power to protect yourself from unwanted influence and

Logos is the method we use in order to connect with logic

Pathos is the method we use to connect with human emotions

Ethos is the method of trying to convince others that you hold credibility

Master manipulators do this by listening deeply to the fears and concerns of the person they wish to control, and over time the manipulator will slowly begin to pay less and less attention to the person. This makes that person want to wow and please the manipulator more each time they speak in order to gain that initial attention that they had received.

Just as the narcissist is unable to see that they are not as perfect as they view themselves, a psychopath will not understand that their behavior is hurting other people because they are unable to feel the pain another person feels.

Berate

Simply, to berate someone is to criticize their every move. But it also goes beyond that, in how berating can turn into bullying and ridicule at every turn. Not only do manipulators criticize people for common behaviors that can be seen as simple human mistakes, but they also like to point out the same faults that they themselves carry but are unwilling to acknowledge.