what's the point ...

Question

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Answer 1

FLATTERY and INSULTS raise the same question..."WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

Comments

@ Quizzer   that's a very Cynical way of thinking you have there   is that fair you think to those who Flatter or Praise a Person simply because you have provoked that response from them ?

Some have no hidden motive.......they simply react to a Person more freely and to Hell with what anyone thinks.

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By definition...http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flattery

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thanks,

sometimes flattery makes us forget ourselves or vanity,
sincerity that gives flattery is also questionable

Answer 2

It can make the other person feel good about himself/herself.

Comments

Okay,.. and thanks,

sometimes flattery makes us forget ourselves or vanity,
sincerity that gives flattery is also questionable

Answer 3

Good question.  Insincere praise can be used for selfish reasons.  I suppose that is the point of it: selfishness.

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Good,.. n thanks