The 48 Laws Of Power

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44

DISARM AND

INFURIATE

WITH THE MIRROREFFECT

jUDGMENT

Themirror

reflectsreality,

butitisalxothe

perfecttoalfor

deception:

When

you

minm

your

enemies,

doingexactly

as

they

do,

they

cannot

figure

out

yourstrategy.

TheMir-

1m*Efi"ect

mocksandhumiliates

them,

making

themover-

react.

Byholdingup

a

mirmrto

thelrpsyches,you

seduce

themwith theillusionthat

you

sharetheir

values;

by

holdingup

amirrortotheir

actions,

you

teachthema

lesson.Fm:can

resistthe

powerof

sheMirmr

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