Magic Tricks

The linguistic principle involved is new, but Sui Generis has the following problems:

1. It is very much hit and miss, and after all the procedure and information extraction that occurs in the process, you really don't want to miss. I say this with full understanding and acceptance that risk is a part of propless mentalism. I contend that this routine does not justify the risk.

2. "There is very little process" - I strongly beg to differ. The process also quite blatantly extracts information from the participant, and whether they tell you this or not (don't underestimate how polite spectators will be), spectators will be aware that they provided you with multiple small pieces of information. They may not be aware of exactly how you pieced them together to get the final word, but they will absolutely be aware of the information they provided you. There are generally THREE pieces of information the participant provides you with or at least verbally confirms for you during the procedure. The presentational obfuscation for this is not as opaque as the book would have you believe.

3. This could easily be half the length while simultaneously doing a better job at teaching the routine/principle. It is strange that the ad-copy feels the need to point out the page number and font size.

4. There are less convoluted, more convincing and cleaner ways to obtain information.

5. Could this principle potentially be used in a routine that is worth this much one day? Maybe! Is this current version worth it? No.

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