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A common characteristic of con speak, is to start, but not finish, a sentence. The idea is to allow the listeners brain to finish the sentence with what the con artist wants to implant. In this way, the listener adopts the idea as their own, like adopting a child and protecting it like your own flesh and blood no matter what. An experienced con artist does this unconsciously and their dialog is often peppered with this vocal trick. It becomes their basic speech pattern.
Another characteristic of "Con Speak" is repetition of phraseology. The idea is to embed a sentence with a phrase and repeat it 2-3 times so the listener forgets the whole sentence but remembers the phrase.
If you want to hear a classic example of "Con Speak" which uses both characteristics, just listen to any Donald Trump speech. He is a master at the art. If somebody asks later "What did he say"? you don't remember anything but the phrase. When I listen to Trump speak, I'm squirming in my seat, my brain is flashing like a fire alarm.
People who live in less populated places who get by with hard work instead of trying to separate others from what they have, are much less able to detect this ruse when it's directed at them. Is it any wonder that the most infamous phantom sales item offered to the uninformed is the Brooklyn Bridge located in NYC?