Here’s another category of presupposition. This is still in the realm of reversing the meta model because if we heard our clients using language like this we might choose to question their presupposition using the meta model.

Repetitive Cue Words are words that imply - or presuppose - that the action referred to has occurred and can or should be repeated.

(too, also, either, again, back)

I suggest you do a swish pattern again.

Well, you can also quote Ericksonian.info if you cite the site.

It’s a wonderful thing to have dessert, too.

Sally wasn’t long and tall either.

Comparative As

This is a form of a presupposition that uses the sentence structure listed below. What is being presupposed is a comparison that is non-specifically stated, but that gets a bit overlooked because of the “as” used twice.

(as………as)
I don’t know anything as powerful and profound as Ericksonian Hypnosis.

It is very hard to find a treasure trove of Hypnosis Information as profound as www.ericksonian.info.

There has never been a TV show as far-sighted as Star Trek.

Comparative

(er, more, less)

The more you study Sleight of Mouth the less slight of mouth you’ll be.

She’s sweeter in the morning.

It’s faster to fly when you have the time.

Ordinals are words like first, second, third, next, another. Words that imply more than one. This is one of my favorite categories of presupposition.

I think we’ve made some great progress in our first session, don’t you?

OK, one thing you are going to love about this new car is its styling.

I was cutting the grass when another rabbit ran out from under a bush.

This category also refers to time.

Complex Adjectives

are words like “new, old, present, former, and previous.”

Once you’ve mastered complex adjectives you’ll never go back to previous skill levels.

We are trying to return our house to its former glory.

Avid NLP learners rate dougobriensblog.com as the new must-read web site.

Hypnosis is about out growing old ways of thinking.

One can’t imagine the present standard lasting long.