I laid out a plan. I predicted what they were going to do. If they lynch me, Cole likely saves me with the Guardian power to shake things up and keep suspicion on me. However, I've made them waste that power. They keep the pressure on me, but keep me around to keep suspicion onnme and off them. I make the same play Day 2. Lynch me and reveal my role. Don't let it be masked, as they already did. It validates my claim, everyone else making false claims is outed, and we can have a clean sweep.
It's a Vienna Gambit. You sack a piece early to gain an incredibly strong winning position. If they take your piece, they lose because you have an entire gameplan built around it. If they ignore it and push, you can still have a strong opening and, depending on what they do, control the center and push them around until you win.