First find the nodes that most swing the outcome, then make a tiny tweak there that feels natural but flips the calculus. Give the other side a piece of information that convinces them you’re not as desperate as they think, and they’ll change course. Or throw in a single variable that makes their best move look risky, so they’ll back off. The trick is to make the change look like a logical adjustment, not manipulation, so they keep following the same path you want them to. That’s how you turn a decision tree into a puppet show.

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