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Absolutely. This is called “Word Salad[1] ” It is an abuse technique in which a person uses disjointed, emotionally-charged but meaningless words and phrases that 'sound good' in order to hypnotize, lull, confuse, and/or control people. They use these tactics to avoid responsibility, deflect criticism, and attempt to control peoples’ reality, perceptions, and emotions.

The "Salad-shooter" (if you will) just keeps talking in circles, round and round, up and down, backwards and forwards, either making no sense, or repeating a few central concepts repeatedly until the person listening to them will either a) give up trying to make sense of it and just obey & believe anything they're told or b) get so hypnotized by the cadences and sounds of the words, that they don't see the dagger going for their back.

They may also latch on to a few quotes from universally-respected kind, good, and wise sources, such as the words of Christ in the Bible, the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, the Buddha, etc. and repeat those quotes under outrageous circumstances to attempt to justify their vile behavior using some form of twisted logic in which the words of godly and decent people somehow explain, justify and condone their sick behavior and ill-treatment of others.

Sociopath ability to twist words, manipulate and deflect situations

If you spend too long around the sociopath, once Mr nice, and Mr Helpful, and Mr Wonderful wears off, once he has his slippers firmly under your table, hand in the fridge, and the warm half of your…

http://datingasociopath.com/2013/03/21/sociopath-ability-to-twist-words-and-deflect-situations/

7 signs the narc is serving you a ‘word salad’ - Narcissist Abuse Support

Thank you Maggie McGee for the great article!! It takes a while before we cotton onto the fact that there’s something not quite right when in an abusive relationship with a narcissist. Sadly, that initial view we formed of the narcissist based on the mask of perfection they presented to us during love bombing, takes […]

https://narcissistabusesupport.com/7-signs-the-narc-is-serving-you-a-word-salad/

Understanding the Terms of Narcissism

A basic guide to gaslighting, love bombing, hoovering, and flying monkeys.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-narcissism/201909/understanding-the-terms-narcissism

Footnotes

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Examples of Word Salad