Critically examine a disquieting missive

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Kill and dissect their argument.

Game Instructions: This will increase your Persuasive and Watchful. If you have at least one base level of Mithridacy, this will also increase it, but no higher than 3. Succeeding in the Mithridacy test will avoid increasing your Nightmares.It will consume the missive.

Unlocked with 1 x Disquieting Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Bad Word), Mithridacy


Challenge information

Narrow, Mithridacy 5 (50% base)

  • 1 - almost impossible (10%)
  • 2 - high-risk (20%)
  • 3 - high-risk (30%)
  • 4 - tough (40%)
  • 5 - very chancy (50%)
  • 6 - chancy (60%)
  • 7 - modest (70%)
  • 8 - very modest (80%)
  • 9 - low-risk (90%)
  • 10 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Finding the seams

You go over it […] noting the places where truths get stitched together to form misleading arguments, the points that are designed to mislead, the things left unsaid. You are not convinced. But you learn much about how such an argument is constructed.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Starting Mired in Mail0–345678≥9
P and W CP[1]70696342211514
Ending Mired in Mail2–5678910≥11

Failure

Questioning

You approach it as a problem to be solved, look for misleading statements, truths stacked up to support false conclusions. But some of the blows land. Your acquaintance makes some good points.
Starting Mired in Mail0–345678≥9
P and W CP[2]70696342211514
Ending Mired in Mail2–5678910≥11
  1. Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
  2. Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP