Five Statement Types for Setting a Conversational Frame

Chase Hughes's taxonomy of the five statement types that set a conversational frame before a question locks it in place (see Statement-Sets-Frame, Question-Locks-It-In Architecture):

Pacing — describes something observably true, producing a below-conscious "micro agreement" (the nervous system's internal "yep") the listener's critical faculty has no reason to resist. Example: "It looks like we've been dealing with this for a while now."
Alignment — names a shared desired outcome, collapsing an adversarial frame because disagreeing with it would make the other person look adversarial for no reason. Must be the opening move against an adversarial frame, since whoever installs first tends to own the conversation.
Resonance — accurately reflects the other person's internal state (priority, frustration, what they're carrying into the room). Done correctly it visibly changes their physiology (dropped shoulders, changed breathing); called "the most powerful of these five." Bypasses an authority frame without directly challenging it.
Concession — volunteers a cost, limitation, or mistake before being forced to, disarming a counterattack before it launches. "The concession is never weakness" — it earns the right to ask a hard question afterward.
Presupposition — embeds an assumption as already-established fact (including at the identity level), so the listener has to actively contest the premise rather than just answer neutrally. "The statement did all the work, the question just walks through the door."

Each pairs with one of Five Question Types for Locking a Conversational Frame to complete the sequence — 25 combinations total. When a statement fails to land, see Recovering When a Frame-Setting Attempt Fails.