Ch10-turn The Volume Down Flashcards
Even you persuaded me, you won’t persuade me
Aristophanes
Argument tool: passive voice/ Control emotions
Passive voice-great pathos
There is no doubt that this has been compromised
Question were raised
Mud has been dragged across the room
persuasion alert: angry board calmer
The account got ruined
Mistakes were made
Don’t point finger
argument tool: cognitive ease
When audience brain is already on autopilot is more susceptible to persuasion
System 1 brain : instinct - keep it simple and to pinpoint
System 2 brain : thinker- uses energy avoid
Make your audience powerful
Give them a sense of control-
Trigger system 1 by give them comfort by smile and offer a choice
- what a jerk? Relax ? Do you like wine?red o white?
persuasion alert: humor
Best tool to assuage fear and relax people
Urbane humor
Depends off the educated audience
Would John Wayne
No he would wax
Use the opposite word
Banter
Form of attack and defense clever insults and snappy comebacks
Agree with a point at face value just to snap it back
“If I am x that makes you y”
Set a back fire: exaggerate emotion
Like with client : what u wanted to be done, what you done to fix it, finally how anergy you are
The tools
Passive voice: redirect anger from others
Comfort: keep them in their easy, instinct state-make them smile
Humor: use concession to snap back
emotional refusal: refuse to show emotion the bully wants
Backfire: calm their emotion by overplaying it yoursef