The essence of most guilt-inducing strategies is ____.
A) "I am in the right here, can't you see that?"
B) "See how you are hurting me?"
C) "You are a bad person."
D) "I understand how you feel."

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Guilt-inducing strategies usually involve making the other person feel responsible for causing harm or hurt to the person using the strategy, as in "See how you are hurting me?" or "You don't care about how your actions affect others." This can create a sense of guilt or obligation in the other person to try to appease or please the person using the strategy. Option A and C involve blaming or shaming the other person rather than inducing guilt, while option D involves empathy and understanding rather than trying to make the other person feel guilty.

The Essence of Most Guilt-Inducing Strategies Is ____