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However, Brown emphasizes the importance of genuine response versus response due to compliance. The line between voluntary, suggestible action and manipulation raises ethical questions he grapples with deeply. Techniques used to influence perceptions—like rapid induction or post-hypnotic triggers—are powerful, as seen in staged scenarios designed to evoke empathy or change perspective.

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## Manipulation and Ethical Boundaries

Perhaps most thought-provoking are discussions about the potential dark sides of influence. Brown recounts elaborate experiments where subjects are led to believe they are landing planes, committing murder, or detonating bombs—all ethically complex acts in the realm of staged performances.