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The Problem with Peer Roleplay: Politeness, Predictability, and Wasted Hours

Colleagues know your product and pull their punches during mock calls. Discover why peer roleplay builds bad conversational habits and how adversarial AI restores realism.

Amit Kasliwal
Amit KasliwalCEO & Founder, Dehurdle
August 14, 20254 min read
The Problem with Peer Roleplay: Politeness, Predictability, and Wasted Hours

The Politeness Trap

Peers rarely simulate the visceral impatience or aggressive price pushback of real buyers. They concede easily, giving reps false confidence that shatters on live customer calls.

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