We are all easily convinced of what we want to hear. Elliott wants to get ahead. Just scared a lot to take a chance. And perception is reality, literally. So if you help people see the benefits of cooperating (hunting a stag, taking a chance), and the drawbacks of sticking with rabbits (say, still being stuck in the muck), then their risk assessment changes and you may get them on your side. Or, alternatively, if Elliott has nothing to lose, he might go for a desperate heroic effort.
We are all easily convinced of what we want to hear. Elliott wants to get ahead. Just scared a lot to take a chance. And perception is reality, literally. So if you help people see the benefits of cooperating (hunting a stag, taking a chance), and the drawbacks of sticking with rabbits (say, still being stuck in the muck), then their risk assessment changes and you may get them on your side. Or, alternatively, if Elliott has nothing to lose, he might go for a desperate heroic effort.