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# persuasive

adjective (persuasive, more persuasive, most persuasive; adverb persuasively)

«persuasive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Persuasive means good at making people agree with you or do what you want: a persuasive speaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#m1)
2. Persuasive writing is writing that tries to make the reader believe something or take an action, like an advert, a letter of complaint or a speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, «persuasive writing» is a main text type: pupils use a clear opinion, reasons with evidence, facts and numbers, rhetorical questions, emotive words, «you», repetition and a strong ending («So join us today!»). In media and online-safety lessons, they learn to spot persuasive tricks in adverts and posts, so they can think for themselves. Phrases: «persuasive letter», «persuasive speech», «persuasive argument», «persuasive techniques».

### Examples

- Write a persuasive letter to the head teacher asking for a longer break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x1)
- Her speech was so persuasive that everyone voted for her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x2)
- Adverts use persuasive language to make us buy things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x3)
- A rhetorical question is a persuasive technique. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x4)
- He gave a persuasive reason for having a class pet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x5)
- The poster was bright and persuasive: "Save the bees!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x6)

### Note

Verb: «persuade» (persuaded, persuading); noun: «persuasion». Spelled with «-suas-». Persuasive is not the same as true: a persuasive argument can still be wrong, so check the evidence.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «persuasive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«persuasive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/persuasive.html) on Mova free.