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 Mister Micawber
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 #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 am aggression vs persuasion |
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| talking about aggression vs persuasion I daresay aggression is a way of persuasion, isnt it? |
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Lost_Soul
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 13:19 pm aggression vs persuasion |
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| pegaso wrote: |
| can you explain this, i mean persuasion |
Hi pegaso
I understand your question/comment to be that you think (not mean) that the word "persuasion" would be better than "aggression" in the sentence.
If that is what you intended to ask, my answer would be that "persuasion" would not be better in the sentence. My reason is this:
The whole act of selling something to someone is an act of persuading someone to buy (or do) something. However, the wording in the sentence is "an element of _____", and that indicates to me that the author of the sentence is talking about a small aspect in the style of the selling/persuading. There are different styles of or approaches to selling. A "hard sell" is a much more aggressive style than a "soft sell", for example. To me, a sales approach with "an element of aggression" is likely to be a soft sell that is "a little bit aggressive".
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 17:17 pm aggression vs persuasion |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| I think aggression is the result of a lack of persuasion power. |
Hi Torsten
I'm not sure I understood your comment. What's your opinion on the concept of "aggressive marketing", for example? Not necessary because just a little bit of light promotion should be enough to persuade people to buy?
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Dec 23, 2008 16:17 pm aggression vs persuasion |
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Can you explain the difference between "aggression" and "attacking" in this sentence, please?
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