One word can make you 50% more persuasive
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#2The word is 'because' (and the submission title linkbait).
Re: One word can make you 50% more persuasive
#3The word is 'because' (and the submission title linkbait).
Thanks for this.
Re: One word can make you 50% more persuasive
#4>If you read the entire paper, she basically obliterates the notion that humans behave rationally. Through a series of experiments, she proves that whenever a “because” is appended to a request...
The blog author does not understand the paper. The paper argues people comply because a reason is given. Not because they used the word "because". The paper does not "prove" that the word 'because' is any more special than providing a reason, or using a synonym in general, such as 'since'.
Also saying the paper "proves" something is a misunderstanding of these papers & science in general. The experiments only provide support for a hypothesis, they don't prove it.
Re: One word can make you 50% more persuasive
#5> If you read the entire paper, she basically obliterates the notion that humans behave rationally. Through a series of experiments, she proves that whenever a “because” is appended to a request... The blog author does not understand the paper. The paper argues people comply because a reason is given. Not because they used the word "because". The paper does not "prove" that the word 'because' is any more special than…
The author does say that at the end:
"So why does this work? Professor Robert Cialdini (a giant in the field of persuasion) explains:
People simply like to have reasons for what they do. Pretty obvious when you think about it. But the strange thing, as Ellen and I found out empirically, is that it hardly matters if the reason makes sense. "
Also when he does his experiment asking the girls number, he does not use the word 'because' instead he uses 'so'.
Re: One word can make you 50% more persuasive
#6> If you read the entire paper, she basically obliterates the notion that humans behave rationally. Through a series of experiments, she proves that whenever a “because” is appended to a request... The blog author does not understand the paper. The paper argues people comply because a reason is given. Not because they used the word "because". The paper does not "prove" that the word 'because' is any more special than…
The author does say that at the end: "So why does this work? Professor Robert Cialdini (a giant in the field of persuasion) explains: People simply like to have reasons for what they do. Pretty obvious when you think about it. But the strange thing, as Ellen and I found out empirically, is that it hardly matters if the reason makes sense. " Also when he does his experiment asking the girls number, he does not use the…
I take issue with the clickbait, and misunderstanding of the paper in general. The post is titled "One word can make you 50% more persuasive", and the author says that word is 'because' and it's proved by some paper.
The paper doesn't prove such a thing.
This post should be titled "Providing a reason can make you 50% more persuasive".