persuasion

[pərˈsweɪʒn]

Definition:
1. The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action.
2. A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.
3. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty.

Use 'persuasion' in a sentence:

1. Persuasion is used in dealing with or reconciling different points of view.
2. It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was.
3. You vastly overrate your powers of persuasion .
4. The key to success is persuasion.
5. She was no longer sure of her position. Apropos of that, it was clearly time for more persuasion.
6. Only after much persuasion from Ellis had she agreed to hold a show at all.
7. Not that Blair needed all that much persuasion.
8. Persuasion requires confidence.
9. After a lot of persuasion, she agreed to go.
10. He decided to leave only after much persuasion.
11. The key to persuasion is motivation.
12. How to Strengthen the Persuasion of Political Work under New Situation.
13. Now he turned his powers of persuasion on Thompson.
14. It is a national movement and has within it people of all political persuasions.
15. My persuasion was not successful.
16. After a lot of persuasion, he finally acquiesced.
17. My long persuasion failed to yield any result.
18. Her powers of persuasion were to no avail.
19. The solution to the problem lies in persuasion rather than coercion.
20. Our attitude towards any person who has made mistakes should be one of persuasion in order to help him change and start afresh.
21. She was using all her powers of persuasion to induce the Griffins to remain in Rollway.
22. His father was reached by their persuasion at last.
23. He gave in to my persuasion.
24. You vastly overrate your powers of persuasion.
25. All attempts at persuasion could not bring him to approve of his daughter's marriage.
26. He had to use all his powers of persuasion.
27. Persuasion tip: Be the first to give.
28. She lingered, and resisted my persuasions to departure a tiresome while.
29. Since you won't yield to persuasion, we'll try what force can do.
30. It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.
31. To obtain more advertisting it needed readers of all political persuasions.
32. On Time-limit System of Persuasion in Civil Action.
33. After hours of persuasion they consented to abandon the strike.
34. In spite of all my persuasions, she remained unmoved.
35. After a little persuasion, he accepted.
36. This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
37. He is softhearted and open to persuasion.
38. Fortunately for me, my kids are of the persuasion that their failings are of their own making.
39. But that does not mean coercion should now take a back seat to persuasion, Mr. Nye argues.
40. All our persuasion was of no use.
41. She has great powers of persuasion.
42. Many people in your organization may be of this persuasion.
43. Jobs was said by an engineer in the early years of Apple to emit a "reality distortion field", such were his powers of persuasion.
44. He enjoys polemics, persuasion, and controversy.
45. Even administrative regulations must be accompanied by persuasion and education.
46. Persuasion is held essential with punishment as a supplement.
47. Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.
48. After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come.
49. She agreed to come, after a little gentle persuasion.
50. We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.
51. "Social norms are primitive and elemental," says Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of Influence ： The Psychology of Persuasion.
52. "Social norms are primitive and elemental," says Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.
53. The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.