Persuasion can be defined as a conscious attempt by an individual to change the attitude or behavior of a group through the transmission of some message. The civil servants have to work, generally with teams and people belonging to different departments.
Persuasion has been perceived as a potent weapon in the hands of civil servants through which they can encourage their teammates to work with more efficiency.
There may be times when the team may lose its energy level, then the team leader by using his persuasion skills like appeal to reason, appeal to emotion and communication abilities can persuade his teammates to work towards their goals. Moreover, civil servants, by setting personal examples like coming to office on time, working honestly with integrity can persuade others in the organization also.
There have been civil servants like Sreedharan, ICS Mangat Rai, Shankaran who have been good examples in their field to persuade their co-workers using their skills and abilities.
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In terms of the presentation, the last part is lengthy, overexplained and needs better placement.
It is good that you gave a good example but that example could have been given in a better manner.
The 1st part and subsequent discussions are very good.
They have elaborated with decent depth on the issue of persuasion.
You have good command on the language.
Please review and revert
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Poor structure and presentation.
The discussion is over-explained in large parts of the answer.
There is no economy of statements and words.
Direction is decent but it is lost in the haywire of huge paragraphs.
Anmol, it is high time you start working on your writing styles.
Otherwise, despite having knowledge and decent content, you won’t be scoring much marks in the UPSC mains.
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You are cutting your statements frequently. This doesn’t look good for you. Avoid this habit.
Underline important points in your answers.
Avoid the paragraph style of discussion.
Good example of Raja ram Mohun Ro.
But you missed one key aspect of the question which was “civil servant”
Therefore mention how it helps CS in their role.
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Very good use of examples in all parts of the answer.
Keep it up.
The last example could be shortened a bit though (Kerala Example)
Very good use of flowchart in the end.
That shows the grasp ou have on the answer.
All in all a very good answer.
The points are relevant and well-explained.