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Dagon comments on The Science of Effective Fundraising: Four Common Mistakes to Avoid - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Dagon 12 April 2016 05:32:39PM 0 points [-]

Alternate summary: many potential donors are not very rational, so appeals to emotion are more effective than appeals to numerical analysis. In order to be "effective" in extracting their money, you should feel free to manipulate your presentation to appeal in this way.