You are trying to convince your parents to send you to Europe.First,you ask them for a small favor (a bus ticket to a local city),hoping that later they will be more willing to send you on the longer,more expensive trip.This example illustrates:

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The foot-in-the-door technique involves starting with a small request and then gradually increasing the size of the request until the desired outcome is achieved. In this scenario, asking for a small favor of a bus ticket to a local city is the initial small request with the hope of eventually convincing the parents to send the person to Europe on a longer, more expensive trip.

You Are Trying to Convince Your Parents to Send You