Persuasion
As human beings, we have evolved into creatures that have inhabited a certain talent which gives us an "edge" over others. Not superhuman abilities unfortunately, but rather something more subtle. Some say it's having the "gift of gab," which is another way of expressing the ability to get your way by simply speaking. Simply put, some of us have a natural talent for the art of persuasion. Persuasion is the ability to get someone to do something in your favor, whether it be in an argument persuading your side, a sales pitch to influence someone to spend more money then they originally planned, or just getting someone to do what you want them to do without making them do it. A common phrase used from my personal experience is "finesse," which (according to urban dictionary) is a noun used to describe how one gets what they want by a way with words. But how can words influence our decisions? According to Psychology Today, this "art of influence...
