persuasion

a.k.a. persuasiveness

Persuasion is helped by credibility (expertise + trustworthiness) and likability.

Complementary virtues¶

• charisma
• debate
• influence
• negotiation
• rhetoric
• trustworthiness
• understanding

Contrasting vices¶

• there are a variety of names for people who take this to excess and persuade people of falsehoods or unwise things

Virtues possibly in tension¶

TBD

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

• Skills You Need: persuasion skills
• LW: Towards a Culture of Persuasion

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

• “It is the nature of the human mind to be great in proportion as it is acted upon by great incitements.” ―William Godwin