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Five Secrets for More Persuasive Writing

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4. Use comparisons. Comparisons act like glue to link new ideas or difficult concepts to simpler or already accepted ones so that they stick. A comparison of any kind – metaphor, simile, or analogy – can help your reader to both understand and remember your message so that they take action on it.

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Snow Drifts, Driving Lessons, and Conflict Resolution

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We might be in a great place emotionally or physically in comparison to them. There are many times when we encounter other people who are under stress, tired, hungry, or frustrated. Often their emotional or physical state has nothing to do with us.

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Victim or Victor – You Decide | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

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Just for comparison, take a look at the definitions of victim and victor: vic·tim (n.) Playing the victim, blaming others, and looking for others to fix our situation are futile efforts. As I heard in the Navy, you need to “man up&# if you want to win. 1 One who is harmed or killed by another: a victim of a mugging.