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People tend to feel uncomfortable with silence, particularly if they have doubts about the merits of something they have said.
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The one-text procedure not only shifts the game away from positional bargaining, it greatly simplifies the process both of inventing options and of deciding jointly on one.
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After recognizing [a dirty] tactic, consider bringing it up with the other side.
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Discussing the [dirty] tactic not only makes it less effective, it also may cause the other side to worry about alienating you completely. Simply raising a question about a tactic may be enough to get them to stop using it.
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You should be prepared to deal with… deliberate deception, psychological warfare, and positional pressure tactics.
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134 |

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Disentangle people from the problem. Unless you have good reason to trust somebody, don’t.
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A practice of verifying factual assertions reduces the incentive for deception, and your risk of being cheated.
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134 |

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Getting to Yes:
Before starting on any give-and-take, find out about the authority on the other side.
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…clarify early in the negotiation that… any effort to reopen one issue automatically reopens all issues.
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Deliberate deception as to facts or one’s intentions is quite different from not fully disclosing one’s present thinking. Good faith negotiating does not require total disclosure.
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