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convincingness

convincingness

7.1
The ability to make someone believe something is true
  • noun
  • /kənˈvɪnsɪŋnəs/
translation icon : convincibilidad
  • The novel's convincingness drew readers into its fictional world.

And then what I was kind of trying to get to is that also if you add to the reward function, the convincingness of that story.

Examples

  • The convincingness of her argument made it hard for anyone to disagree.

  • And then what I was kind of trying to get to is that also if you add to the reward function, the convincingness of that story.

  • And so kind of being lambasted for not accepting the convincingness of an argument.

  • His presentation lacked convincingness, leaving the audience unconvinced.

Synonyms

credibility
vsconvincingness
462 4.0

Trust from other people who believe what you say

focuses on persuading belief rather than being inherently trusted
persuasion
vsconvincingness
45 3.6

Getting someone to do or believe something by giving reasons

names the ongoing quality that makes someone accept a claim
strength
vsconvincingness
23 4.1

How convincing an idea, argument, or reason is

refers more to making beliefs seem true rather than sheer force
plausibility
vsconvincingness
11 7.0

How likely something is to be true

involves persuading belief rather than merely seeming probable
believability
vsconvincingness
5 3.7

How much something seems true or real to people

relates to causing belief by persuasion rather than mere appearance
suasion
vsconvincingness
  • Formal
1 9.9

Getting someone to do or believe something by talking and giving reasons

is the stable quality that helps that act succeed
persuasiveness
vsconvincingness
1 5.2

Ability to make someone believe or do something

focuses on making ideas seem true or valid rather than method
cogency
vsconvincingness
  • Formal
1 7.2

A clear, logical, and convincing quality that makes people accept an idea

focuses on convincing people generally without stressing logical clarity
convincibility
vsconvincingness
1 7.7

Ability to make others believe or accept an idea

emphasizes the quality of making something seem true rather than capacity
persuasibility
vsconvincingness
7.5

How well something like a speech or ad makes people agree

is the broader quality of making people believe an idea or fact
credibleness
vsconvincingness
6.6

How believable and trustworthy something is

is about actively making people accept a claim rather than just trust
plausibleness
vsconvincingness
7.0

How likely something seems to be true

aims to create belief through persuasion rather than just appearance

Antonyms

A quality that makes it hard to convince people

How Convincing

convincingness
7.1
plausibility
11 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

convincingness = convincing (transparent) = convince + ing + ness

Formed by nominalizing the adjective 'convincing' with '-ness'; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Convincingness comes from convince, which comes from the Latin parts com- 'with' and vincere 'to conquer'. So, to convince someone is to 'win' them over, like the same root appears in victory, and convincingness is the quality of being able to 'win' belief.