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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. It's also often the ''modus operandi'' of a ConMan. Also frequently used by real-life hackers[[note]][[TropeNamer from where the term probably originated]][[/note]], but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]

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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. It's also often the ''modus operandi'' of a ConMan. Also frequently used by real-life hackers[[note]][[TropeNamer from where the term probably originated]][[/note]], but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]
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* {{Gaslighting}}
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-->-- '''Max''', ''Film/WhoAmI''

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-->-- '''Max''', ''Film/WhoAmI''
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* CorrectionBait
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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. It's also often the ''modus operandi'' of a ConMan. Also frequently used by real-life hackers, but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]

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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. It's also often the ''modus operandi'' of a ConMan. Also frequently used by real-life hackers, hackers[[note]][[TropeNamer from where the term probably originated]][[/note]], but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]
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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. Also frequently used by real-life hackers, but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]

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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. It's also often the ''modus operandi'' of a ConMan. Also frequently used by real-life hackers, but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]
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--> '''Max''', ''Film/WhoAmI''

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->''"Man is by nature trusting and averse to conflict. With social engineering you exploit these two components to get anything you want."''
--> '''Max''', ''Film/WhoAmI''
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SocialEngineering is when you manage to convince someone to do what you want them to, when they normally wouldn't want to. This also includes when you convince someone you are someone you are not.

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SocialEngineering Social Engineering is when you manage to convince someone to do what you want them to, when they normally wouldn't want to. This also includes when you convince someone you are someone you are not.
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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.

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These tropes are well used by [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.
Bastard}}s. Also frequently used by real-life hackers, but [[HollywoodHacking good luck getting television and movies to remember that.]]
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** ReversePsychologyBackfire
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These tropes are well used by {{Social Expert}}s (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.

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These tropes are well used by {{Social Expert}}s [[TheSocialExpert Social Experts]] (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.
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These tropes are well used by [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.

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These tropes are well used by {{Social Expert}}s (its super trope TheFace), [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.



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These tropes are well used by [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}s, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.

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These tropes are well used by [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}s, Hero}}es, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.
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These tropes are well used by [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]].

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These tropes are well used by [[HighSchoolHustler High School Hustlers]].
Hustlers]], {{Guile Hero}}s, and {{Manipulative Bastard}}s.



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* [[{{Ptitle27wsaewjf1ss}} It's For A Book]]

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not what you think it means.


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