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Scientists: Strong Narratives Key To Successful Solicitations

Call us incredulous, but some data scientists claim to have discovered the secret to getting what you want from strangers. Put simply, it’s all about narratives of need, the Stanford University scientists say. The researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing the success of countless requests for pizza on Reddit’s “The Random Acts of Pizza” section, where people literally ask others for a free meal.
 

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