Humans are trying to persuade people often when they don't even realize it. If you look at the way we talk and how we act, it is very evident that we are trying to enact our will, for better or worse, on to others. If I stand in a line, I might cross my arms and take a wider stance without realizing it, just to keep people from standing too close.
So it is no surprise that on daily basis we are bombarded with hundreds of persuasive ads. They are on the radio, on the television, and even scattered around our campus. I wake up and on my drive to work or school I see billboards, I hear ads on the radios, I see people waving signs for companies (often with arrows telling you were to go).
One great example, is the vector marketing booth, that is often found around Sierra's J building. Just about once a week, they approach me, shove a business card in my hand, and tell me that I should start working for Vector. Although, they are well intended, they are very forceful. They don't give any suggestion that, I shouldn't work for them. The are almost telling me that I should, even though it is a suggestion.
Another great example is the political speeches that were being given over the past year. Many great speeches on how to fix the country and what direction we need to go. These speeches were not only a way to persuade us to vote for candidates, but also persuade us of the path our country needs to take.
Overall, persuasion is everywhere, and in almost everything.
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