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In clarifying the spread of thoughts and practices in the general public, Gladwell depends on three key standards molding the transmission of the thoughts The Power of Context, the Law of the Few and the Stickiness Factor (Gladwell 298). The Power of Context hypothesis underlines the part of nature and its effect on the subliminal choices and practices of people. Gladwell refers to various analyses demonstrating that the effect of the earth on the choices of individuals is more noteworthy than it is for the most part thought. Also, numerous choices which are credited to the individual qualities and characteristics in certainty depend to a great extent on the setting than on the cognizant decisions of people. Thoughts, patterns and practices

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