Persuasion

Persuasion is a tool to be sharpened and honed daily. Persuasion and arguing go hand in hand, which is why I consider myself good at it. If I have a point to make and no outside factors prevent me from arguing/attempting to persuade, I will do just that until it can be done no longer. Whining does not do any good when trying to persuade. Assault the enemy constantly on all fronts or be prepared to surrender.
Persuasion is important in everybody's lives, whether they are the smooth talker or the eager consumer. Persuasion is used constantly in the media: "Buy this and in return..." Most people do not find it offensive, though, because the products generally: do help and that is that, do not help and are discontinued, make the consumer feel as if they work when they really do not (if this is the case, the results are often as good as the first scenario's (whether it works or not, if the consumer is content, the producer is twice as happy)).