[He tenses, a flare of defensiveness and self loathing.] ...not sure I'm gonna get used to that. And if it was a test, I failed it pretty spectacularly.

....it is easier. To go further the first time if you never thought about it before. [He thinks. He hopes.] It's like the concept about slowly boiling a...frog, I think.

If you steadily raise the temperature of the water, it'll never realize what's happening until it's far too late. If they're challenged on how far they're willing to go before they get there, it'll be easier to spot self justification for what it is.