violence, threat of violence
emotional appeal
propaganda
rhetoric
rational argument
irrational argument (fallacious reasoning)
lying
pushing buttons (crisis, sex appeal, authority, etc.)
extortion, blackmail
bribery
peer pressure
remuneration
incarceration, threat of incarceration
fines, other financial punishments, and threats thereof
humiliation, outcasting
praise, recognition
Others? I'd like to come up with a taxonomy of influence methods.
-- David McFadzean david@kumo.com Memetic Engineer http://www.kumo.com/~david/ Kumo Software Corp. http://www.kumo.com