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To add to an excellent (in my opinion) answer by @LaurenIpsum: There might be a case when your protagonist has to manipulate/blackmail an innocent person, who had done nothing to wrong her, and ye...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:16:42Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Lew
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2019-12-08T06:16:42Z (over 4 years ago)
To add to an excellent (in my opinion) answer by @LaurenIpsum: There might be a case when your protagonist has to manipulate/blackmail an innocent person, who had done nothing to wrong her, and yet still be forgiven by the reader–when it is done for a _greater good_. First thing which comes to mind: "_If you will not step forward and testify against the thug who raped you–because you are ashamed to admit it publicly–I am going to go ahead and expose your secret anyway, so it is for you to decide if you are going to be known as the person who did the right thing, or as a coward, blah-blah..._" You might also show her reluctance to resort to such method, yet having to go ahead with it, because she has no other means to achieve that _greater good_ of putting the rapist behind bars so he could not hurt anyone else. Try to make the reader understand the motivations of your protagonist and agree with the necessity of her actions.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-03-23T13:56:35Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1