Praise sandwich
# Praise sandwich

A praise sandwich, compliment sandwich or feedback sandwich is a rhetorical technique to deliver criticism in a way that it is accepted by the criticized person.

It is named after the metaphor of a sandwich since it has three parts:

* Praise of the addressee
* Expressing what the speaker dislikes about the person
* Further praise of the addressee

In spite of the speaker's intention, it can be rejected if the criticized person detects that the praises were insincere and just a vehicle for the criticism or if the person prefers straightforward communication. They could label it a shit sandwich. It can also fail if the receiver just picks the praise and ignores the criticism.

Authors have discussed its effect and how to improve it.

