persuasive
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Persuasive speech seeks to convince audience members of something or influence their beliefs, values, or behavior.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Persuasive evidence suggests that the original SARS-CoV-2 likely arose in a bat, and there have been numerous cases of other wild and domesticated mammals contracting the virus.
From Scientific American • Dec. 3, 2021
Persuasive as it is, this rosy scenario would be even more convincing if economists could say exactly why interest rates are behaving as they are.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020
Persuasive and powerful, too, was Jennifer Zetlan as the tormented psychoanalytic patient at the center of “Ellen West”; Ms. Zetlan was focused through rangy, angry vocal lines and sweetly plangent in nostalgic reflection.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2020
Persuasive communication is no longer the preserve of professionals—be they politicians, broadcasters, or advertisers.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing persuasive
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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