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persuasion

persuasion

45 3.6
Getting someone to do or believe something by giving reasons
  • noun
  • /pərˈsweɪʒən/
translation icon : persuasión
  • With careful persuasion, he managed to change her mind about attending the event.
  • power of persuasion
  • art of persuasion
  • verbal persuasion

I see it as the power of persuasion and education.

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Examples

  • It's taken me all my powers of persuasion to prevent her from leaving.

  • You can become a master of persuasion and influence.

  • But the video is about persuasion and confidence, right?

  • But it turns out persuasion is also a science.

  • I have more faith in your powers of persuasion than you do.

  • A whole variety of gentle forms of persuasion have been tried and failed.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Alternative approaches are needed when education and persuasion alone are insufficient.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And so the moral of the fable is that persuasion is more powerful than force.

  • If you're willing to prove yourself, I'm open to persuasion.

  • I think you've got persuasion and neighborly love and those kinds of things.

Synonyms

argument
vspersuasion
2.5

A set of reasons people give to show something is true

is the broader act of convincing someone rather than a single statement
argumentation
vspersuasion
  • Formal
8 5.7

To give reasons to support or oppose an idea

is focused on convincing people through reasons rather than on the discussion process
suasion
vspersuasion
  • Formal
1 9.9

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

is the act of convincing someone by giving reasons and logical explanation

Antonyms

1 7.7

The act of trying to stop someone from doing something

Compounds

Skill in convincing people to believe or do something

To convince someone with kind words or calm actions

How Persuasive

campaign
2.7
persuasion
45 3.6
argument
2.5
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

persuasion singular
persuasions plural

Morphology

persuasion = persuade (transparent) = persuade + ion

Standard nominalization of the verb 'persuade' referring to the act or process of convincing; the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Persuasion comes from the Latin verb persuadere, made of per- 'thoroughly' and suadere 'to advise', so to persuade is to 'advise strongly' until someone agrees, and persuasion is the act of convincing someone.