As we all know, infidelity is not a rare occurrence. Additionally, cheating partners often get caught and in many cases use various tactics to try to save the relationship. In a study by Apostoluou and Pediaditakis (2022) the authors set out to identify frequently used persuasion tactics. In addition, they looked at the effectiveness of these techniques: the likelihood that the cheating partners would be forgiven.

In Study #1 the authors both interviewed and presented subjects with a survey about persuasion techniques related to infidelity. The........

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