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Chapter 35. Responding to Counterattacks >
Section 2. How to Respond to Opposition Tactics >
How to Respond to Opposition Tactics |
Tools & Checklists | Contributed by Chris Hampton, Jenette Nagy, Eric Wadud, and Aimee Whittman Edited by Stephen B. Fawcett, Bill Berkowitz, and Kate Nagy |
Checklist
Here, you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.
___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.
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