What's the difference btw "persuasive" and "convincing"?
What's the difference between "persuasive" and "convincing"?

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Persuasive means insiting

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Many times they are the same.
There is a slight difference.
A person might persuade or convince another person to do or believe something.
Something (not a person) might convince a person (not persuade).
He persuaded me to go on the trip with him. (Could have said "convinced")
After seeing the snow on the roads, I was convinced of my choice not to drive.
Also, ''convince' has a slightly (not much) more positive sense associated with it than 'persuade'.

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A quick check of the etymology tells us that "convince" implies a sense of one person conquering another with their argument, and "persuade" implies that the person urges or leads the other person to believe or accept something.  It's a subtle difference, but useful to know as a writer.

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