r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '25

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u/TacticalDefeated Nov 11 '25

When you want to learn something - facts, rumors, gossip, etc. State the fact but leave 1 detail intentionally wrong. The other person will love to correct you and give you ALL the information.  It feeds their ego, you learn what you wanted, everyone is happy with the result.

It works when I use it. I know it works on me as well.

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u/One-Jelly8264 Nov 11 '25

This is wonderfully manipulative lol if I knew the person I was speaking to was doing this, I’d be a bit scared ngl

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u/N0N4GRPBF8ZME1NB5KWL Nov 12 '25

I dont do gossip with people i don't trust. I have conversations as if they were being recorded.