How we change what others think, feel, believe and do

Retention techniques

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When a person is converted to a particular set of beliefs, then it has been found that, particularly if coercive or authoritarian methods were used, then most people will, if there is no effort to sustain the change, will drift back to their original beliefs.

Asset-stripping: that denudes the person of the wherewithal to leave.
Confession: to keep the person in a position of inferiority.
Entrancement: to keep them in a controllable state.
Isolation: separating people from dissuasive messages.
Keeping busy: so there is no time even to think about leaving.
Obedience: without questioning authority.
Polarization: creating black-and-white choices.
Special language: that leads you on to inner circles of power.
Striving: so there is always something more you need.
Thought-stopping: blocking out distracting or dissuading thoughts.

Retention techniques

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