Sorry, I&#x27;m a bit of a pedantic in discussions here.<p>To simplify the situation let&#x27;s claim that children do not go to school unless prompted by their parents. This is then an influence attempt by the parent to make the child follow with their directives.<p>Such an attempt has usually three possible outcomes: commitment, compliance or conflict.<p>Just because coercion can be used as an influence tactic does not mean it&#x27;s always necessary to do so. Also, it seldom leads to the most preferred outcome (commitment).<p>The point was - not all influence tactics can be categorized as coercion - not that the hypothetical child would not need external influence to attend school.