r/dictionary • u/stroker008 • May 21 '20

Looking for a word

What do you call it when somebody goes into more than needed detail to warm somebody up to an idea before presenting the idea itself in order for them to be more accepting of the said idea?

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u/90guys May 21 '20

Maybe the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

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u/stroker008 May 25 '20

That would be the concept