Work
Praise trap
also called: You're the only one I trust
Flattery placed immediately before an unpaid ask.
how it sounds
“You're the only one I can trust with this.”
What they’re really doing
Buying your labour with a compliment. Refusing now feels like betraying the trust you were just handed.
The reply that answers it
Appreciate that. To take it on I'd need [time or resource] — what can move to free it up?
tap the text to copy · square brackets = the one fact only you know
This is the generic version. Paste the actual message and Unbluff writes the reply for your exact wording, history and stakes.
Decode my message — first one freeUsually shows up with
False deadline
An invented time pressure that stops you from thinking or negotiating.
Effort minimising
Your work is described as trivial so it can be requested for free.
Blame trail
A message written for the record rather than to solve the problem.
Fabricated agreement
A commitment you never made is presented as settled fact.