Question

Which of the following does not apply to persuasion?

-a practice seldom used outside of business
-an important tool to master in the business world
-a tool for shaping people's perceptions in order to change the way they act or think
-a device used by students

please help

Answer 1

The answer is A - persuasion is used everywhere, especially by business owners and students/children. Teenagers who smoke try to persuade their friends into smoking, or teenagers who drink usually try to persuade their friends into drinking.

Answer 2

"A practice seldom used outside of business" does not apply to persuasion. Option A is correct.

Persuasion refers to a process by which a person seeks to change another one's or a group's attitude, belief or behavior toward some event, idea, object, or other person(s), by employing written or spoken words to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination of them. In other words, persuasion is the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe that something is true.