As accountability avoidance strategies go, gaslighting is remarkably flexible and effective. For those with the chutzpah to pull it off, it’s a pretty straightforward maneuver. Let’s say you get called out for dissembling, intentional misdirection or an outright lie. Gaslighting allows you to immediately deflect scrutiny and turn it back onto the aggrieved plaintiff: “I […]

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