Byzantine diplomats minimizing conflict relied on which deception?

💡 Explanation

Byzantine diplomats often exaggerated their perceived military resources via Availability Heuristic, because instilling fear deterred foreign powers from instigating campaigns; therefore, the imagined battlefield strengths deterred aggression rather than diplomatic negotiation, which they could do after war begun.

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