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Gordon Typical 12
Gordon's Typical 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| you must, you have to | Directing, Ordering, Commanding |
| You better, If you don't then… | Warning, Threatening, Admonishing |
| You ought, you should, it is your duty, it is your responsibility | Moralizing, Preaching, Obliging |
| Do you realize, Here is why you are wrong, that is not right, the facts are, yes, but | Persuading with Logic, Arguing, Instructing, Lecturing |
| What I would do, what don't you, let me suggest, it would be best if you.. | Advising, Recommending, Providing answers to solutions |
| You are bad, You lazy, Don't you use your head, you're not thinking straight, you're acting like a fool, you idiot | Evaluating, Judging Negatively, Disapproving, Blaming, Name Calling, Criticizing |
| You’re a good boy, What a good job, That's very good, What a good patient you are | Praising, Judging, Evaluating, Positively, Approving |
| It's not so bad, Don't worry, You'll feel better, | Supporting, Reassuring, Excusing, Sympathizing |
| What you need is, What's wrong with you is, You're just trying to get attention, You don't really mean that, I know what you need | Diagnosing, Psychoanalyzing, Interpreting, Reading in, Offering insights |
| Why, Who, Where, What, How, When | Questioning, Probing, Examing, Prying, Interrogating |
| Let's not talk about that, forget it, let's talk about something positive. | Diverting, Avoiding, By-Passing, Digressing, Shifting, |
| Get up on the wrong side of the bed? Who died and made you god? Here comes lover boy. | Kidding, Teasing, Making light of, joking, using sarcasm |