Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

As it turns out, at any given time, there are hundreds (if not thousands), of interconnected factors that can influence whether someone is more likely to be agreeable or disagreeable to your requests. Many of these factors are nebulous and/or outside of your control, which leads many people to conclude that "persuasion is an art." But persuasion is also a science, and researchers who study it for a living are slowly but surely uncovering new sets of tools and techniques for moving people in your direction.