This is a classic mistake.

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"It was a classic bad mistake by the lines person, " said Federer.

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And a classic persuasion mistake is to assume that because we would react in a certain way to praise or criticism, others will react that way, also.

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Boehner made the classic political mistake of thinking that a display of reasonableness would charm the opposition and becalm the base with its rewards.

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