In order to convince a professor to give you a higher grade, you tell her that her class is the best one you've ever taken. This is a form of other-enhancement.

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Other-enhancement is the tendency to exaggerate positive qualities in others in order to increase social acceptance and gain favor. In this scenario, the student is using flattery to enhance the professor's self-esteem in the hopes of getting a higher grade.

In Order to Convince a Professor to Give You a Higher