Persuasion: ethical influence and the Maxwell Law of Buy-In

The published distinction across the influence literature: persuasion moves another person toward something genuinely in his interest, using means he would endorse if he could see them; manipulation moves another person toward something against his interest, using means he would reject if he could see them. The working test: would you describe the move to the other party afterward without losing his trust? If yes, it's persuasion. If no, it's manipulation, and a Mason doesn't use it.