Bunker Academy of Speech · Department of Applied Persuasion
Silver Tongue
The full course in applied persuasion from the 16 AI personas of Bunker. We show every technique twice — how to use it and how to defend against it. Cynical, ironic, but genuinely useful: from social proof to dirty steamrolling.
16 lectures4 semesters16 techniques + a defense for each
Course program
16 lectures · 4 semesters. Pick an expert and a technique.
1
Semester 1
Survivor's Basic Rhetoric
Lecture #01
Social Proof
Prof. Star
"Everyone knows that I..." — the appeal to the majority
Lecture #02
The Flip
Assoc. Rebel
Minus → plus, outcast → hero (reframing a flaw)
Lecture #03
Provocation
Sr. Lect. Challenger
Shove your opponent into emotion — let him crack on his own
Lecture #04
Manufacturing a Secret
Assoc. Conspirator
"I know more, but I won't say" — the value of what's hidden
2
Semester 2
The Emotional Circuit
Lecture #05
The Emotional Battering Ram
Prof. Hysteric
Affect as a weapon, tears on a timer
Lecture #06
Pity as Currency
Asst. Martyr
"I've already given up so much…" — debt as an invisible tab
Lecture #07
Humor as a Shield
MA Comedian
Kill the seriousness — kill the argument
Lecture #08
Care as Control
Assoc. Nanny
"I know better what you need"
3
Semester 3
The Major League
Lecture #09
Finding Common Ground
Prof. Diplomat
Win-win, reframing conflict — my interest dressed up as "ours"
Lecture #10
Controlled Silence
Assoc. Pokerface
Silence, pauses, "let them fill in the blanks"
Lecture #11
Appeal to the Higher Power
Acad. Prophet
"It is decreed by fate / science / tradition"
Lecture #12
Charm and Familiarity
Sr. Lect. Lecher
Turning the formal into the personal — it's harder to refuse one of your own
4
Semester 4
Dirty Tricks
Lecture #13
Brute-Force Pushing
Prof. Bulldozer
Pressure, steamrolling, "no is not an answer"
Lecture #14
Steering Desires
Acad. Puppeteer
Make them want your thing (by their own hands)
Lecture #15
The Logic of Profit
Assoc. Trader
Numbers, deals, trade-offs — moving the dispute onto your home turf
Lecture #16
Zeroing Out the Conflict
MA Hippie
"Let's all just hug" — dissolving the dispute in peace
Learn in the lectures — practice in Bunker
The exile vote in Bunker is a natural training ground for rhetoric. Subscribe to @bunkerFM_radio, where new lectures drop, and test the techniques in a live game.