encourage people to become pot committed?

[t_perkin]

I have occaisonally limped or called a min raise with the main objective of getting some action going at the table.

For example today: 20+2 Party 230 entrants, 20 remaining. blinds 750/1500 avg stack about 18k.

I have about 25k.

I call with ATs in UTG+2 behind a min raise from UTG.

Plays like this seem to lead a lot more players into the pot which often ends up committing a few players either preflop or on the flop.

This seems to be a good way to get a few players knocked out with a relatively small outlay.

Of course this is not something I do all the time. But in some situations it seems like an easy way to move up the money. I am basically playing on peoples poor flop play and encouraging people to become pot committed.

Are there situations where other people do this? or am I being stupid?

Thanks

Tim