IONI — Institute of NLP India

Quotes Pattern

A Milton Model device in which the suggestion is delivered inside quotation marks — attributed to someone else — reducing resistance because "you" didn't say it.

"My teacher used to say, you can allow yourself to relax completely before big moments." The listener processes the suggestion while the speaker keeps plausible distance. The ethics are those of all embedded influence: benefit and consent.

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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026