In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the acting of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influentials, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well-connected.

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　　①In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the acting of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influentials, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well-connected.

　　②The idea is intuitively compelling, but it doesn't explain how ideas actually spread.

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　　①在其《引爆点》一书中，马尔科姆·格拉德威尔提出：“社会流行潮”在很大程度上由极少数与众不同的个人的行为所推动,这些人通常被称为“有影响力人士”,他们或见识非常广博、或很有说服力,或人脉极广。

　　②这种说法听起来令人信服，实际上不能解释思潮是如何传播开来的。