Sometimes it might be possible to get agreement by posing your question in the form of a land mine. If you already know your audience's stock response, you cou

Sometimes it might be possible to get agreement by posing your question in the form of a land mine. If you already know your audience's stock response, you could try to align your position with that. You might find them agreeing with you before they even realize what they said. If they hadn't considered the question much before, there's a chance they'll stick with it too.