When the newspaper detailed the suicide of a young person, … - Robert B. Cialdini

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When the newspaper detailed the suicide of a young person, it was young drivers who then piled their cars into trees, poles, and embankments with fatal results; but when the news story concerned an older person’s suicide, older drivers died in such crashes. l advised, then, to take special care in our travels at these times.

Robert B. Cialdini

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · May 28, 2009 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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