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		Alex3917 on Nov 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lesser Known Ways to Persuade People For what it's worth, most of these examples (and more) are in Cialdini's book Influence: http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Busine...

peeplaja on Nov 9, 2011 [–]

Actually they're not. I specifically point out in the beginning of the article that I don't cover stuff from Cialdini's Influence (as it's been over covered). Who hasn't read it yet, definitely should.

Alex3917 on Nov 10, 2011 | [–]

Ah ok. I just skimmed over this and assumed they were from Cialdini, because I have heard most of them before.

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