Sleight of Mouth

Model of the World

• Purpose: to "loosen" beliefs. This pattern "drives a wedge" between what's real and our experience.
• When to use: Whenever someone states an un-useful belief or opinion.
• There are several specific categories or ways of using "Model of the World."
• Unreality Predicates: (seems, appears, looks like, etc.) "So it seems to you that..."
• Self/Other: "So for you..." The implication is that it may be different for others.
• Tonal Emphasis: Tends to elicit alternative representations for whatever is emphasized. "So you think that..."
• Time: Create a distinction between the situation now and some other time. "So now you know that..." "How long have you thought of this in this way?" "At this point in time you..."
• Awareness or Description predicates: "So the way you picture (describe, view, see, suppose, etc.) the situation..."
• Questioning tonal shift: Make a pacing statement, but with the rising tonal inflection at the end of the sentence typical of questions.

Prior Cause, Consequences, Intent

Counter-Example, Switch Referential Index

Redefine, Change Frame

Criteria Utilization

Meta & Apply to Self

Reversing Presuppositions