How to Ask for a Favor: A Case Study on the Success of Altruistic Requests [pdf](cs.stanford.edu)
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How to Ask for a Favor: A Case Study on the Success of Altruistic Requests [pdf]
http://cs.stanford.edu/~althoff/raop-dataset/altruistic_requests_icwsm.pdf
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"We find that clearly communicat-ing need through the narrative is essential and that linguistic indications of gratitude, evidentiality, and generalized reci-procity, <as well as high status of the asker> further increase the likelihood of success."