sentences:  Rapport may be an important part of social life, as establishing rapport with an individual is generally the initial route to becoming friends or acquaintances with another person.Mirroring can help establish rapport, as exhibiting similar actions, attitudes, and speech patterns as another person may lead them to believe that one is more similar to them and thus more likely to be a friend.Individuals may believe that because one replicates the individual's gestures, that one may hold similar beliefs and attitudes as the individual.