FBI mind attack: the super psychological tactics of the US federal police

Chapter 28 Courtesy first, Soldiers later, Give enough face before setting conditions - FBI's psychological tactics of post-strike (5)
After more than three months of lurking, the "businessman" played by the FBI has investigated the organizational structure and personnel arrangement of this underground bank.Therefore, the FBI immediately contacted the FBI headquarters in secret, and informed him of the specific location and transaction time of the underground bank. Finally, under the careful arrangement and deployment of the FBI headquarters, he successfully hid this underground bank and disturbed the order of the financial market. The underworld consortium was wiped out.

Whenever the FBI who participated in the latent mission recalled this thrilling struggle, he would sigh: "The leaders of these underground money houses are very vigilant, and they will not easily trust a person, but they also have fatal flaws - they like to let people Others elevate themselves, so I seized their fatal shortcoming, launched a psychological offensive against them, and took degrading myself and elevating the opponent as a serious task, and finally won their trust and entered this organization In the end, this organization that disrupted the local economic order was finally eliminated in one fell swoop."

Therefore, the FBI warns people that, whether in real life or in interpersonal communication, they may wish to use the skills of belittling themselves and praising others at the right time, so as to achieve the goal of peaceful coexistence with others.

8. Praise for concretization——the FBI's "nirvana" in implementing the strategy of attacking the mind

Everyone wants to be complimented by others, and complimenting others is a good social method.In the FBI's view, if people want to make compliments work well, they need to study hard.If the compliment is not to the point, and the person being praised obviously feels that it is a kind of flattery, then not only will the effect of the compliment not be achieved, but it will also make the other party feel hypocritical and not sincere enough, so that they will be disgusted with you.

If you just meet a stranger and you praise him: "You look so handsome, you must be a kind-hearted person who treats people sincerely." Impressed, on the contrary, it will make the other party wary of you, the person who gives the praise—this person is too hypocritical, he didn’t know me at all before, and it is impossible for him to understand my character after such a short contact, and to praise me so lightly Treating people with sincerity and being kind-hearted is obviously not what you think in your heart!There must be hidden secrets behind his untrue praise.So, I'm going to stay away from this guy and keep my eyes on him at all times.

Maybe the person who praises others will feel aggrieved. Maybe he thinks that complimenting others can effectively shorten the distance between two people, but why after he praises others, not only does he not close the distance, but he also drives them away from himself? The FBI believes this is because you made the fatal mistake of not being specific about your compliments.

So, how can we make praise specific so that the words of praise are easy to accept?

The FBI has concluded from practice that if the person being praised can tell the specific details of the compliment during the praise process, it will make it easier for the other party to accept the compliment, and at the same time make the other party feel sincere and calm, so that the effect of the compliment can be maximized. good.For example, when complimenting a person's appearance, don't just say "beautiful", you might as well say "your eyes are so magical, and your delicate face makes people feel very kind"; when complimenting a person's personality traits, don't just say "You are such a cheerful and lively person", you can try to say something like "It makes people feel relaxed and happy to be with you. I believe many people are willing to become good friends with you."

Apparently, it's easier to be receptive to specific compliments for others than outright compliments to a person.

The FBI often encounters some criminals with personality defects in the actual process of handling cases. Most of these criminals have elusive personalities, and they often make some extreme actions.

After a series of cultural relics were stolen from a museum in Miami, the local police have locked down a suspect and arrested him.But during the interrogation of the criminal, the police could not get any information about the theft of cultural relics.

In order to retrieve the lost cultural relics as soon as possible, although the local police have used various methods, the criminals have not been able to provide useful information.In desperation, the police department contacted the FBI by phone and asked for their assistance in order to solve the case as soon as possible.

The experienced FBI did not interrogate the criminal directly, but asked the police chief some questions: "How did you interrogate the criminal?"

"We took heavy-handed measures against him and interrogated him day and night, but he was like a rock, never telling the story of the crime."

After a little thought, the FBI replied: "Psychological tactics are needed to deal with such criminals."

When I came to the interrogation room to interrogate the criminal, through years of actual combat experience, the FBI believed that the criminal's personality had certain defects, and then the FBI looked through the criminal's personal file.Sure enough, this is an orphan who lost his parents at the age of 13. Since then, he has been wandering on the street alone, making a living by stealing.

From the questioning of the criminal, the FBI learned that the criminal looked tough on the outside, but was extremely weak in his heart, and he stole cultural relics just to sell them for a high price, and then used them to buy medicine to treat a sick man. Disabled homeless elderly.

The FBI was moved by the criminal's actions, and at the same time realized that the most effective way to attack him is to use the method of law enforcement with warmth.

In order to find out more thoughts in the minds of criminals as soon as possible, the FBI slowed down their speech and said to the criminals: "You are the most responsible and caring person I have ever met. It will definitely contribute a lot to society.”

After the FBI finished speaking this sentence, the criminal shed tears of remorse, and confessed to the FBI the process of his crime and the location where the cultural relics were hidden.Apparently, the FBI achieved the goal of cracking the case by attacking criminals—specifically praising them.

In the real world, when dealing with people, the FBI often uses the skill of praise flexibly and concretizes the content of praise, so that the praise can receive good results.So, how did the FBI do it?
(1) Point out the specific parts of the praise, and carefully explain its characteristics.

The FBI believes that it can start with a person's appearance and use this technique.For example, you can praise the other person for their black hair, good-looking face, slender figure, and well-dressed... You can point out a specific point, express your own opinion, and praise it sincerely.

But at the same time, what should be taboo is that the principle of seeking truth from facts must be followed in the process of praise.That is to say, if the other party's body parts do not have certain characteristics, don't praise blindly, otherwise, not only will the effect of praise not be achieved, but also be disgusted by the other party, and at the same time, you will bear the reputation of "hypocrisy".

(2) Express feelings about the specific facts listed.

The FBI believes that when praising the other party, it must be based on facts, and from this leads to praise for its temperament, talent, personality and other aspects.

If you see a man wearing a watch, you can compliment him like this: "You have great taste, most successful people like to wear watches..."

When you list the facts to the other party and give specific compliments, the other party can feel that your compliments are from the heart, which makes it easier for the other party to accept your compliments.Here are specific compliments for others:
"You are truly a socially responsible entrepreneur, and most of the people you have helped have lifted themselves out of poverty."

"You are really good at teaching your children, and your children's test scores are among the best every time."

"This dress fits you very well, and it shows your unique temperament."

"I like the song you sing very much, especially the thick high-pitched part, which is not inferior to those professional singers at all."

"It can be seen from your beautiful standing posture that you are a good dancer"...

(3) Use celebrities or successful people to compare with each other when complimenting.

Successful people and celebrities have a high profile and often a high level of interest, some even objects of admiration.If you compare someone with a celebrity when you compliment someone, it will make the other person feel that you are a very sincere person, which will make it easier for you to gain the other person's favor.For example, the eyes of the other party are similar to those of a big star, then you have to directly tell him that the eyes of a certain big star are very similar; the other party is good at eloquence, you can compare him with a speaker, so that you can clearly show the other party The advantages.

These are the experiences obtained by the FBI through continuous summarization. At the same time, this is also an important reference method for people to implement psychological attacks on others.I believe that more and more people will easily master the "nirvana" of mind attack by learning the mind attack technique summed up by the FBI, so as to more accurately grasp the psychology of the opponents they face in life and work.

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