Story context
Two people both say ‘yes’. Their circumstances are different.
When can a ‘yes’ stop being a free yes?
Understand the idea
Place situations on a continuum: advice, strong expectation, pressure, threat and no meaningful choice. The consequences of refusal can reveal constraints that the word ‘yes’ hides.
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A fictional situation
A person says yes, but refusing may mean losing housing, money, family contact or safety.
Pressure continuum · Pressure test
Question 1 of 3 · Compare
Two people both say ‘yes’. Are the two yeses necessarily equally free?
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Quick activity summary
A frightened yes is not the same as a free yes.
Optional extension: Compare explicit threats with pressure created by dependence or isolation.