Answer this question:
A General, a Soldier and a Prisoner are in a Yard.
The General commands the Soldier to shoot the Prisoner.
Who has the most power?
The General (who has the authority)
The Soldier (who has the gun)
The Prisoner (who has guilt)
the prisoner...nothing left to loose
You do: having asked the question, a reader is powerless to resist the urge to mull it over and formulate a response.
Well played, good sir. Well played.