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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion..
In this way it [humor] can be used to set up alliances and oppositions, and can act as pre-persuasion even before the central topic of a communication is begun.
Pratkanis and Aronson identify four stratagems of influence: (1) prepersuasion: framing, setting the context; (2) source credibility: creating a favorable brand image […]
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Prepersuasion means The process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion..
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In this way it [humor] can be used to set up alliances and oppositions, and can act as pre-persuasion even before the central topic of a communication is begun.
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