persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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And the 1994 movie adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt wasn’t a persuasive argument to the contrary.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
He was recently awarded for his research that showed debating with persuasive large language models can lead to more truthful answers.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
On the one hand, then, there is her persuasive idea that science is a social act with many assessors; on the other is the view that no one hypothesis can win, and that the truth is best available in a composite of theories and ideas.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Teach students how to construct a persuasive argument.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
He was recently awarded for his research that showed debating with persuasive large language models can lead to more truthful answers.
—Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
On the one hand, then, there is her persuasive idea that science is a social act with many assessors; on the other is the view that no one hypothesis can win, and that the truth is best available in a composite of theories and ideas.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Teach students how to construct a persuasive argument.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for persuasive
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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