Trojan Horse
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
By disguising as a harmless or attractive gift, one enters the opponent's defenses, then releases destructive or controlling power.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Entry strategy: If a frontal attack fails (e.g., customer rejects sales pitch), try packaging your intent in a 'free course' or 'useful tool' (the horse), first enter the other's system, then seek conversion.
Anchor fast decisions
Superficially harmless, internally malicious, inducing the target to actively bring it into the system. The mechanism is disguise and exploitation of trust.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/3Practice this model in one real situation:
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