___Your opposition is trying to intimidate your group to reduce its effectiveness with opposition tactics ___You have recognized the tactic(s) your opposition is using: Deflection Delays Denials Discounting Deception Dividing Dulcifying Discrediting Destroy Deal ___You have decided to fight these tactics ___You understand your opponent and their strategy ___If you are meeting with the opposition, you have established or influenced the agenda ___You have decided to publicly state the opponent's strategy if necessary ___You have kept your opponents off balance by not relying on the same response approaches all of the time ___You know the history including the preferred tactics of the people you are battling ___You are willing to compromise