Although it might be good to be aware that you shouldn’t remove a weapon from your mental arsenal just because it’s labeled “dark arts”. Sure, you should be one heck of a lot more reluctant to use them, but if you need to shut up and do the impossible really really badly, do so—just be aware that the consequences tend to be worse if you use them.
After all, the label “dark art” is itself an application of a Dark Art to persuade, deceive, or otherwise manipulate you against using those techniques. But of course this was not done lightly.
Although it might be good to be aware that you shouldn’t remove a weapon from your mental arsenal just because it’s labeled “dark arts”. Sure, you should be one heck of a lot more reluctant to use them, but if you need to shut up and do the impossible really really badly, do so—just be aware that the consequences tend to be worse if you use them.
After all, the label “dark art” is itself an application of a Dark Art to persuade, deceive, or otherwise manipulate you against using those techniques. But of course this was not done lightly.