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How to Ask for a Favor: A Case Study on the Success of Altruistic Requests [pdf] (stanford.edu)
3 points by yati on June 5, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


"We find that clearly communicat-ing need through the narrative is essential and that linguistic indications of gratitude, evidentiality, and generalized reci-procity, <as well as high status of the asker> further increase the likelihood of success."




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