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Law 21: Play A Sucker To Catch A Sucker — Seem Dumber Than Your Mark

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Law 21: Play A Sucker To Catch A Sucker — Seem Dumber Than Your Mark

No one likes feeling stupider than the next person. The trick then is to make your victims feel smart — and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you have ulterior motives.

சட்டம் 21: ஒரு உறிஞ்சியைப் பிடிக்க ஒரு உறிஞ்சி விளையாடு - உங்கள் குறியை விட ஊமையாகத் தெரிகிறது

அடுத்தவரை விட முட்டாள்தனமாக உணர்வதை யாரும் விரும்ப மாட்டார்கள். உங்கள் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களை புத்திசாலியாக உணர வைப்பதே தந்திரம் - புத்திசாலிகள் மட்டுமல்ல, உங்களை விட புத்திசாலி. இதை ஒருமுறை நம்பிவிட்டால், உங்களிடம் மறைமுகமான நோக்கங்கள் இருப்பதாக அவர்கள் ஒருபோதும் சந்தேகிக்க மாட்டார்கள்.

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