Lol comparing literal pavlovian training with getting a birthday present. You are either arguing very dishonestly or you just don’t understand the concept of manipulation at all lol.

Also ignoring the fact that in your example of cupcakes they actually talked about noticing how you felt and the reason why they gave you the cupcake. You get that right? You get how a dog can’t do those things right? Dogs can’t talk.

I get you’re trying your hardest, and I’m sure you are. Some people just can’t grasp basic logic, it’s a real problem these days. I tried to explain it multiple different way, but you can’t make someone understand something, sometimes you just gotta give up and move on.