for example, understanding an enemy is important to combating them - being able to understand and anticipate their psychology helps approach them in a better and more informed way

e.g. I learned that religious fundamentalists cast a stark, black-and-white picture of a war or battle between insiders and outsiders, so by not playing into that dynamic I can sort of undermine their worldview, which then opens the room for humanizing outsiders and helping insiders escape their cult