persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Teach students how to construct a persuasive argument.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Lesson for Marketers: Your product or service may be amazing, but don’t expect enumerating its features and benefits to be persuasive.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
According to recent polling from public opinion research firm Blueprint, Cuban’s warnings against Trump’s economic policies were among the most persuasive arguments for swing state voters.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
They, like other devices, are built with persuasive design.
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Lesson for Marketers: Your product or service may be amazing, but don’t expect enumerating its features and benefits to be persuasive.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
According to recent polling from public opinion research firm Blueprint, Cuban’s warnings against Trump’s economic policies were among the most persuasive arguments for swing state voters.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
They, like other devices, are built with persuasive design.
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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