manipulation-rhetoric-decoder

Analyze text for manipulation tactics, cognitive biases, and logical fallacies with counter-scripts.

Updated Aug 22, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/JustinChangTW/ai-skills-core --skill manipulation-rhetoric-decoder-justinchangtw
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Skill: manipulation-rhetoric-decoder
Source: https://github.com/JustinChangTW/ai-skills-core/tree/main/skills/04-speaking-communication/manipulation-rhetoric-decoder
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/JustinChangTW/ai-skills-core --skill manipulation-rhetoric-decoder-justinchangtw

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve? It helps you determine whether an article, ad, sales pitch, conversation, or transcript uses manipulative rhetoric—such as the Barnum effect, false scarcity, emotional pressure, or logical fallacies—and gives you evidence checks plus ready-to-use replies to push back safely. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Manipulation Detection: Annotates original sentences with the psychological mechanism involved, supporting evidence, alternative benign explanations, risk level, and confidence. - Fact-Checking & De-escalation: Separates facts, claims, emotional appeals, and action demands; verifies claims against sources; rebuilds a neutral version of the message without pressure tactics. - Scenario Playbooks: Covers real estate agents, investments, insurance, courses, MLM, workplace pressure, relationships, and scam messages, with graded counter-scripts (gentle, direct, firm). - Use Case: Paste a course sales message saying "only unsuccessful people hesitate at this price" and receive a breakdown of the identity-pressure tactic, verification questions, and a boundary-setting reply. ## Quick Start Analyze this sales message for manipulation tactics and give me a reply I can send back.

Frequently Asked Questions about manipulation-rhetoric-decoder

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I check if a sales pitch uses manipulation tactics?▼

Paste the pitch text and ask for a manipulation analysis. The skill annotates each sentence with the likely tactic, evidence, benign alternative explanations, and a risk grade, then provides verification questions and a reply script.

What is the Barnum effect and how do I detect it in text?▼

The Barnum effect uses vague, universally true, two-sided personality statements that readers self-validate. Detection tests whether the statement applies to most people, what evidence could falsify it, and whether it leads into a high-pressure transaction.

Can it analyze scam or investment fraud messages?▼

Yes. High-risk combinations like guaranteed returns, secrecy demands, remote control apps, and OTP requests trigger an immediate safety protocol: stop payments, preserve evidence, and verify through official financial and anti-fraud channels.

Does emotional storytelling always count as manipulation?▼

No. Emotional narrative is not manipulation when the content discloses evidence, costs, alternatives, and allows free refusal. The skill explicitly states when no clear manipulation is found rather than forcing a label.

When should I not use manipulation analysis?▼

Do not use it for pure fact-checking of statistics, general text rewriting, or designing persuasion strategies. Those tasks are handed off to fact-checking, humanizing, or ethical persuasion workflows respectively.