"carolyn, you are the best facilitator we have. can you me to create a discussion guide for my focus group? " this is a soft influence tactic, known as

The correct answer is that Carolyn is being submitted by a persuasion tactic based on social approval.

Explanation:

The main persuasion techniques are:

a.Techniques based on reciprocity.  

b.Techniques based on commitment.  

c.Techniques based on scarcity.  

d.Techniques based on social approval.  

e.Techniques based on authority.  

f.Techniques based on sympathy.

Persuasion or influence tactics, consist in deliberately using communication to change, form or reinforce people’s attitudes, being these (attitudes) mental representations that condense what we think of something, people, groups, actions, ideas or even ourselves. In the example, exalting the “good perception and self-esteem of Carolyn, the person requesting her help, is using her need to be socially approved and valuated to get her to do what she wants.