Persuasion
Persuasion noun - The act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action.
Usage example: the suffragists' gradual persuasion of the American people that voting rights had to be extended to women
Suasion is a synonym for persuasion. In some cases you can use "Suasion" instead a noun "Persuasion". rare substitute
Suasion
Suasion noun - The act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action.
Usage example: a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong
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- belief and persuasion
- belief and suasion
- conviction and persuasion
- conviction and suasion
- opinion and persuasion
- opinion and suasion
- faith and persuasion
- faith and suasion
- encouragement and persuasion
- encouragement and suasion
- creed and persuasion
- creed and suasion
- conversion and persuasion
- conversion and suasion
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