Trollope Ploy Definition
noun
A negotiation technique in which a proposal from another party is deliberately misinterpreted in such a way that it is more to the responding party's liking, with the aim of having the misinterpreted version accepted in the interests of diplomacy .
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Origin of Trollope Ploy
Named after an incident from an Anthony Trollope novel in which a woman interprets a casual romantic gesture as a marriage proposal.
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