(adj) intended or having the power to induce action or belief, Ant. dissuasive, Example:persuasive eloquence; a most persuasive speaker; a persuasive argument
(n) the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty, Syn. strength, Ant. unpersuasiveness, Example:the strength of his argument settled the matter
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