persuasive

[Per*sua·sive]

That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.

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Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

Adjective S.
capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"; "the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive"

Adjective
tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"


a.
Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

n.
That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.


Persuasive

Per*sua"sive , a. [Cf. F. persuasif.] Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence. "Persuasive words." Milton.

Persuasive

Per*sua"sive, n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation. -- Per*sua"sive*ly, adv. -- Per*sua"sive*ness, n.

Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.

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Usage Examples

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.

I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the good ones I have done have really come out of the real experience of my life, and somehow this has come over as true and valid and persuasive.

Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.

Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale, to dynamism, to consensus, and in general to help the wheels of society turn smoothly.

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Other Usage Examples

Well, we can't say any more than we can say there is no god, there is no afterlife. We can only say there is no persuasive evidence for or argument for it.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

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.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current but I am not at liberty to travel that road.

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