# 27. Rhetorical manipulation ## 27.5. Methodology/Refinements/Sub-species ### 27.5.4. Content Manipulation #### 27.5.4.16. Hidden implication This is the use of oblique hints and traditional associations. A manipulator makes an assertion with obvious reference to a presupposition (the "payload"). Both the assertion and presupposition may be quite respectable as far as the victim is concerned, but the obvious presupposition has strong traditional and emotional associations with other premises, one of which is the real subject of the manipulator's delivery. For instance, a politician can discuss his country's financial contribution in aid to ex-colonies, and its strain on the financial resources of the "fatherland", which already has a huge unemployment and poverty problem. If he immediately afterwards discusses immigration policy, the scene is set for him to gain positive responses from his audience, if he asserts tougher restrictions on ex-colonial subjects entering the country. ***Parent:** [[Content Manipulation]]*