Influence Defense Analyzer

When to Use

You are in a compliance situation — someone is trying to get you to say yes — and you want to know whether the pressure is legitimate or exploitative, and how to respond.

This skill covers all 6 compliance principles from the defensive side. It is the counterpart to influence-principle-selector, which helps you apply influence; this skill helps you resist it.

Do not use this skill if: You want to apply influence tactics yourself. Use influence-principle-selector or the dedicated principle skills for that.

Context and Input Gathering

Before running the defense analysis, collect:

Required

• The situation: What is being asked of you? What happened before the request?
• The document or pitch: If analyzing written material, provide the text.