Angering Your Opponent Is a Good Strategy—Sometimes

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By Gemma Tarlach
Jan 13, 2014 8:00 PMMay 21, 2019 4:33 PM
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Maybe you <span bold='true'>will</span> like it when I'm angry! Image by Eneas de Troya via Flickr

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Ask any character from the bloody schemefest Game of Thrones: getting your adversary riled up at the right moment can give you the upper hand. Anger your opponent at an inopportune time, however, and the ploy can backfire.

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