You have to have a reason... for a reason
Let's say you're standing in line at the ticket office. Let's say you want to buy a train ticket. Suddenly, a stranger approaches you and asks, "Excuse me, can I get in front of you in the queue?"
You will most likely ask yourself “Why would I do that?” and you will be right. The request should be properly justified. If the reason is important to you, you will accept it.
The catch is that we don't really need to know the reasons . All we need is for the israel rcs data questioner to confirm that it's important.
Let's not kid ourselves - if a stranger said, "Can I get in front of you in the queue because I'm in a hurry," would he be making a valid argument? No! Most people in the queue are in a hurry, buying their tickets shortly before departure.
Our brains, however, say otherwise. Using the right sentence structure and words like “because”, “because of”, “because of” makes us expect to hear a rational and relevant explanation, because we expect people to be guided by precisely such motives. The content fades into the background.
Interestingly, according to research, there is no significant difference in the effectiveness of requests from people who gave a reason and those who only signaled that they had one . The smaller the request, the smaller the difference. It is only in the case of larger requests that giving a reasonable reason becomes more important.
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