Tactic | Good when | Bad when |
Allegory | Opening an exchange | Countering a tactic |
Baiting | Opponent isn’t good at Presence | Can’t be used to open |
Emotional Appeal | Counter to Logic, Presence or Rhetoric. | None. |
Flattery | Counter to Presence | Counter to Mockery |
Logic | As an opener | Counter to Baiting, emotional appeal, mockery, red herring or wit. |
Mockery | Counter a tactic with negative audience bias. | Counter logic, wit, or a tactic with positive audience bias. |
Presence | Counter to baiting or mockery. | Counter to Allegory, Emotional Appeal, or Red Herring. |
Red Herring | Counter with a bonus and succeed. See full text. | Can’t be used to open. |
Rhetoric | None, although it is rare for an audience to have a negative bias to it. | None. |
Wit | Bonus at a risk. See full text. | None. |