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{{Short description|Shit-test reply: agree, then exaggerate}}
{{Infobox term
| name    = Agree and amplify
| also    = A&A, agree & amplify
| field   = Pickup
| origin  = Mystery-era / RSD boards
| related = [[Shit test]]; [[Reframe]]; [[Cocky funny]]
}}
'''Agree and amplify''' ('''A&A''') is a [[shit test]] reply: you agree with the jab and exaggerate it until it is a joke instead of a trial. It is the stock RSD/Mystery-era answer to "do you say that to all the girls?" — "only the cute ones, and I have a quota." <ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref>

[[Chase Amante]]'s school still wants you to hear the test. It does not want you to live inside a bit. [[Calibration]] decides whether A&A is wit or a man who cannot be serious.

== Method ==
Agree with the literal frame, overplay it, move on. Do not argue the premise. Do not explain the joke.

== Failure mode ==
Amplifying into cruelty, or A&A on a serious bid ('are you actually married?'). Not every question is a shit test.

== See also ==
* [[Shit test]]
* [[Reframe]]
* [[Cocky funny]]
* [[Teasing]]
* [[Calibration]]

== References ==
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