What does persuasive mean?
Definitions for persuasive
pərˈsweɪ sɪv, -zɪvper·sua·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
persuasiveadjective
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
"persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
Wiktionary
persuasiveadjective
able to persuade; convincing
Etymology: From persuasivus, from past participle stem of persuadere + -ivus
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Persuasiveadjective
Having the power of persuading; having influence on the passions.
Etymology: persuasif, Fr. from persuade.
In prayer, we do not so much respect what precepts art delivereth, touching the method of persuasive utterance in the presence of great men, as what doth most avail to our own edification in piety and godly zeal. Richard Hooker.
Let Martius resume his farther discourse, as well for the persuasive as for the consult, touching the means that may conduce unto the enterprize. Francis Bacon.
Notwithstanding the weight and fitness of the arguments to persuade, and the light of man’s intellect to meet this persuasive evidence with a suitable assent, no assent followed, nor were men thereby actually persuaded. Robert South, Sermons.
Wikipedia
persuasive
Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours.Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuasion in speech and writing and is often taught as a classical subject.: 46 Psychology looks at persuasion through the lens of individual behaviour and neuroscience studies the brain activity associated with this behaviour. History and political science are interested in the role of propaganda in shaping historical events. In business, persuasion is aimed at influencing a person's (or group's) attitude or behaviour towards some event, idea, object, or another person (s) by using written, spoken, or visual methods to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination thereof. Persuasion is also often used to pursue personal gain, such as election campaigning, giving a sales pitch, or in trial advocacy. Persuasion can also be interpreted as using personal or positional resources to change people.
ChatGPT
persuasive
Persuasive refers to the ability or process of convincing someone to believe in or do something through reasoning or argument. It typically involves influencing others with compelling evidence, logical arguments, and appeals to emotions or ethics. A persuasive person, message, or piece of content effectively induces others to accept their viewpoint or take action that aligns with their intent.
Webster Dictionary
Persuasiveadjective
tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence
Persuasivenoun
that which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation
Etymology: [Cf. F. persuasif.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of persuasive in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of persuasive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention. But it has no persuasive value at all.
I was on the way to winning until the combination of Jim Comey's letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off, and the evidence for that intervening event is compelling, persuasive.
Deepen de-radicalization work, strengthen management of religion in accordance with the law, have targeted propaganda and persuasive education to eliminate the atmosphere for radical religion.
There's a theory, one I find persuasive, that the quest for knowledge is, at bottom, the search for the answer to the question: Where was I before I was born. In the beginning was what? Perhaps, in the beginning, there was a curious room, a room like this one, crammed with wonders; and now the room and all it contains are forbidden you, although it was made just for you, had been prepared for you since time began, and you will spend all your life trying to remember it.
There’s an idea that a really good ad, or one delivered in just the right context to a targeted audience, can influence voters, but we found that political ads have consistently small persuasive effects across a range of characteristics, positive ads work no better than attack ads. Republicans, Democrats, and independents respond to ads similarly. Ads aired in battleground states aren’t substantially more effective than those broadcast in non-swing states.
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