Law 21 advises appearing dumber than your target to gain their trust and conceal your motives. Letting your 'victim' feel smarter than you prevents suspicion.
Law 21 suggests playing a sucker to catch a sucker by seeming dumber than your mark. Making others feel smarter than you can help conceal your ulterior motives.
| Front | Law 21 |
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| Back | PLAY A SUCKER TO CATCH A SUCKER - SEEM DUMBER THAN YOUR MARK No one likes feeling stupider than the next person. The trick, then, is to make your victims feel smart - and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior motives. |
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