Defending Rushes, a primer on avoiding the awake SC pretender

[WingedDog]

Yes, Ano put it in words better then I did. The best way to beat rush is to avoid it, but in order to do so you need not to rely on diplomacy entirely - there definitely should be something behind your speeches your opponent could 'feel' via scoregraphs or scouts. What should it be? An awake pretender? Good startup research? Bless? Strong PD? That's situational. But there must be something better then "I'll just start the game an keep my fingers crossed nobody attacks me for first 10 turns."