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What are the issues? Why are people protesting, and what are they protesting about? The initial demand of the protest was for increased security. According to BBC, protests began when a female student claimed someone attempted to rape her. Now, protesters are demanded release of those detained in previous protests, and economic changes to curb high inflation. In February 2014, three people were … Continue Reading →

The issue: Prior commitments and social interaction affect have a strong influence on an how an individual makes a choice. Major strength: Cialdini pulls for a strong variety of examples in this writing per normal. There is a nice balance between stories and exact scientific studies. The “knowing what I know now” questioned continued throughout the chapter without getting repetitive. Major weakness:  I … Continue Reading →

The Issue: One of Cialdini’s six principles of influence is commitment (and consistency) which says that individuals desire to be consistent especially when it comes to prior commitments and behavior. Major Strength: Cialdini offers several examples of times that consistency has successfully worked to influence individuals to act based on small initial commitments that were made. People were more likely to … Continue Reading →

The Issue: Cialdini talks about the “liking” principle and how it relates to our decisions and propensity to be manipulated to believe one way or another. He also discusses the relationship between this principle and how/why individuals react in certain situations – sports, desegregation, etc. Major Strength: Per usual, Cialdini gives various examples of how the “liking” principle comes into … Continue Reading →

The Issue:  The issue of “liking” – you are more likely to do something if you “like” the person it is associated with. The issue of how much you like someone can be determined by similarities, physical appearance, and familiarity. Major Strength:  Once again, Cialdini gives great examples of the ‘liking’ principle.  His example of the Tupperware Party really resonated … Continue Reading →

The Issue: The social pressures individuals feel to carry through/ carry out commitments for the sake of the accolade of being a consistent human being. Major Strengths: As always Cialdini does a great job of showing us how big pictures theories are relevant in our everyday encounters. Charities social tactics seem to be very telling of human behaviour and it … Continue Reading →