The Ellipsis Manual: analysis and engineering of human behavior by Chase Hughes

Author:Chase Hughes [Hughes, Chase]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evergreen Press
Published: 2017-02-21T16:00:00+00:00

Double Binds

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PARENTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE familiar with this concept. Asking their children whether they want to brush their teeth before or after they take a shower implies the shower will take place. No matter what choice the children make, they are agreeing to take a shower. The double-bind technique has the potential to be much more elegant and sophisticated, however.

Double binds create a conversational illusion of choice. When creating and using double binds in speech, you present two outcomes or options to subjects, both leading to the results or choices you want. Either decision they make will have the same result. There are a few basic types of double binds you can create and use.

1. Do you feel more ________ when you _______ or when you _________?

2. When you ________, do you feel more __________ or ________?

3. While you’re _________, would you rather _________ or _________?

4. Do you feel more _______ or more ________?

5. So when you feel ________ and that starts to grow, do you ______ or _______?

6. Would you rather ___________, or is it better to just ___________?

7. As you __________, a person can either _______ or _________.

8. When it feels amazing like this, does it start in your _________ or your _______?

Using these language tactics during training can make you feel that you will be caught using them. But you will be surprised to find out that no one will ever notice. Let’s unpack some of these tactics to give you a few examples to work with. As you develop your own and use them in the field, they will begin to come very naturally to you after you use them only a short time.

DO YOU FEEL MORE __ WHEN YOU ___ OR WHEN YOU __?

This double bind is great because it implies a mood, makes subjects process the first blank, and then leads them into making a choice of feeling one of two choices, both of which will enhance their states. Consider the following double-bind questions:

Do you feel more focused when you tune everything out around you or when you just completely collect all of your attention in one place?

Do you feel more curious when someone says he or she has a surprise for you or when you have to stare at a wrapped present in front of you?

Do you start to feel more interested in something when you become extremely curious or when something seems too irresistible to ignore?

Do you feel more in tune with someone when you first get to know him or her or when you let go of judgment?

Do you feel more confident when you are in a great environment or when you’re with someone whom you trust and like a lot?

WHEN YOU ___, DO YOU FEEL MORE ____ OR ____?

As you are likely noticing, these double-bind statements provide a perfect platform for using embedded language and choosing which states the subjects feel. This platform includes much of the same language as before, with the only difference being that the structure is modified.

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