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# Tactics

You can mint up to 3-star tactics by combining like fragments/cards of the same star level and paying the upgrade fee.  Here is the current list of tactics:<br>

<table><thead><tr><th>Tactic</th><th width="150">Alignment</th><th width="150">Strength</th><th width="150">Cost</th><th>Ability</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Emotional Appeal</td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conflate Terms</td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Red Herring</td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nonsensical Point</td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sloganeer</td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slippery Slope</td><td>BF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sketchy Sources</td><td>BF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Overgeneralization</td><td>BF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oversimplification</td><td>BF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bald-Faced Lie</td><td>BF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bait and Switch</td><td>BF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Criticize and Demean</td><td>BF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>False Dichotomy</td><td>BF</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ad Hominem Attack</td><td>BF</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shouting Match</td><td>BF</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BF</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Press Your Buttons</td><td>BF</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>Reversible: Opponents arguments cost 1 more.</td></tr><tr><td>Bully</td><td>BF</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>Reversible: If this thread lands overage, return this argument to your hand.</td></tr><tr><td>Incite the Mob</td><td>BF</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>Reversible: Shift the Crowd +3 Mob.</td></tr><tr><td>Gaslighting</td><td>BF</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>Reversible: Gain your overage as fortitude from this thread.</td></tr><tr><td>Bridge the Gap</td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Open-Minded Approach</td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Level-Headed Argument</td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Commit to a Real Position</td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Take a Principled Stance</td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Find Common Ground</td><td>GF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deductive Reasoning</td><td>GF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>An Honest Assessment</td><td>GF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Correlation Isn't Causation</td><td>GF</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Smooth Conjecture</td><td>GF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apply Some Critical Thinking</td><td>GF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abductive Argument</td><td>GF</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Evidence-Based Platform</td><td>GF</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reductio ad Absurdum</td><td>GF</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Champion Moral Values</td><td>GF</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GF</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Plausible Deniability</td><td>GF</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>Reversible: Your arguments cost 1 less.</td></tr><tr><td>Strategic Communication</td><td>GF</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>Reversible: If this thread lands overage, return this argument to your hand.</td></tr><tr><td>Our Better Angels</td><td>GF</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>Reversible: Shift the Crowd +3 Enlightened.</td></tr><tr><td>Socratic Questioning</td><td>GF</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>Reversible: Gain your overage as fortitude from this thread.</td></tr><tr><td>Epiphany</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Nonreversible: Draw a card.</td></tr><tr><td>Ruffle Some Feathers</td><td>RD</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Nonreversible: Opponent discards a card at random.</td></tr><tr><td>Character Assassination</td><td>RD</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Nonreversible: Opponent loses 3 fortitude.</td></tr><tr><td>Assuage</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Reversible: Block all overage from this thread.</td></tr><tr><td>Crack a Joke</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Nonreversible: Shift the Crowd +2.</td></tr><tr><td>Identify Non-Argument</td><td>RD</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Nonreversible: Destroy target RD.</td></tr><tr><td>Dismantle Argument</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>Nonreversible: Destroy target opposing free (no RD) argument.</td></tr><tr><td>Pause for Reflection</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Nonreversible: Return target tactic from your discard pile to your hand.</td></tr><tr><td>Rebut the Peanut Gallery</td><td>RD</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Reversible: The Crowd has no effect on the board.</td></tr><tr><td>Personal Anecdote</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Nonreversible: Gain 3 fortitude.</td></tr><tr><td>Reiterate</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>Copy your last tactic ability this round.</td></tr><tr><td>Copycat</td><td>RD</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>Copy opponent's last tactic ability this round.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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