Amelia owns a bakery. One of her selling strategies involves her offering to sell baked goods to customers at $2 apiece. She tells her customers that the baked goods actually cost $2.50 apiece, but she is offering to sell them at $2. She is able to convince her customers that she is selling them the baked items at a discounted price. In the context of the specific techniques that represent attempts to gain compliance, Amelia is most likely using the in this scenario.