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Law number 39 in "The 48 Laws of Power" advises to stir up emotions in order to gain an advantage. While it's important to remain calm and objective, provoking anger in your enemies while staying composed yourself can give you the upper hand. By finding a weakness in their ego, you can disrupt their balance and control the situation. In the 48 laws of power, law number 39 states, stir up waters to catch fish, anger and emotion are strategically counterproductive. You must always stay calm and objective, but if you can make your enemies angry while staying calm yourself, you gain a decided advantage. Before your enemies off balance, find the chink in their vanity through which you can rattle them and hold the strings.