Monday, April 27, 2009
Persuading Others
A recent discussion in which I tried to persuade someone to accept my point of view was when I tried to tell my friend to go with me to the library because I had to pick up something and I did not want to go alone. She did not want to go with me because it was too far of a walk, so I explained all the times I went with her when I did not feel like walking at all. I told her that I always went with her when she needed something, so I expected the same thing :). So my reasoning should of made her feel bad because she ended up going to the library with me! It just takes a bit of persuasion to convince someone to do something even if they don't want to!
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Hello Haightetak,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you basically guilt tripped your friend into making her go with you to the library. That is indeed a form of persuasion that tends to work because it makes the other person feel obligated or bad if they do not help you since you already helped them. I have to admit I hate when people try to convince or persuade me into doing thing just because they did something for me because that means they expect things in return whenever they do help me. Not to say you should not have done this because I am sure that we are all guilty of this type of persuasion when it comes to helping us with what we want.
Hi Haightetak,
ReplyDeleteThat would be a similar kind of persuasion that I would use to one of my friends if i need him/her to do something for me. It would be like a favor in return. Then again, the way you said it made your friend seem as if it is her fault because she asked you so many times and yet she hasn't done anything yet. Good job on the persuasion and yes I think you're right on the part where it takes little bit of work to persuade someone but it would take a lot of work if you are trying to persuade a person that can resist your request easily.