What (who) is shut the door in face - definition
COMPLIANCE METHOD THAT INVOLVES GETTING A PERSON TO AGREE TO A REQUEST BY PRESENTING A LARGER REQUEST FIRST THAT THE RESPONDENT WILL MOST LIKELY TURN DOWN
Door in the face; DITF; DitF
shut the door in face
see door
shut up
![[[World War II]]–era United States Army poster instructing soldiers on the information they are obligated to give under the [[Geneva Conventions]] if taken as a [[prisoner of war]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SHUT UP^ NAME, RANK, SERIAL NO. ONLY^ - NARA - 515415.jpg?width=200 "[[World War II]]–era United States Army poster instructing soldiers on the information they are obligated to give under the [[Geneva Conventions]] if taken as a [[prisoner of war]]")
DIRECT COMMAND WITH A MEANING SIMILAR TO "BE QUIET"
Shut Up; Shut The Fuck Up; Shut The Hell Up; STHU; Sthu; Be quiet; Be Quiet; Shutup; ShutUp; S.T.H.U.; S.t.h.u.; S.T.H.U; S.t.h.u; Shut up!; Shut Up!; Shut your fucking mouth; Shut Your Fucking Mouth; Shut-up; Shut-Up; Shrup; Shut the fuck up; Shut your mouth up; Hush up; Shaddap; Shuttup; Shut the front door; SHUT THE FUCK UP; Shut up your mouth; Shut the hell up; STFU (expletive); Shut the Fuck Up; Shut the heck up
If someone shuts up or if someone shuts them up, they stop talking. You can say 'shut up' as an impolite way to tell a person to stop talking.
Just shut up, will you?...
A sharp put-down was the only way to shut her up.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V n P
Shut up
DIRECT COMMAND WITH A MEANING SIMILAR TO "BE QUIET"
Shut Up; Shut The Fuck Up; Shut The Hell Up; STHU; Sthu; Be quiet; Be Quiet; Shutup; ShutUp; S.T.H.U.; S.t.h.u.; S.T.H.U; S.t.h.u; Shut up!; Shut Up!; Shut your fucking mouth; Shut Your Fucking Mouth; Shut-up; Shut-Up; Shrup; Shut the fuck up; Shut your mouth up; Hush up; Shaddap; Shuttup; Shut the front door; SHUT THE FUCK UP; Shut up your mouth; Shut the hell up; STFU (expletive); Shut the Fuck Up; Shut the heck up
"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up".
Wikipedia
Door-in-the-face technique
The door-in-the-face technique is a compliance method commonly studied in social psychology. The persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down, much like a metaphorical slamming of a door in the persuader's face. The respondent is then more likely to agree to a second, more reasonable request, than if that same request is made in isolation. The DITF technique can be contrasted with the foot-in-the-door (FITD) technique, in which a persuader begins with a small request and gradually increases the demands of each request. Both the FITD and DITF techniques increase the likelihood a respondent will agree to the second request.
