unpersuasive
adjective
un·per·sua·sive
ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively
adverb
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His shockingly vile interview with Anderson Cooper, where his brief and unpersuasive show of remorse leads into a diatribe against Johnson, adds fuel to the fire, but Shelly’s sneaky use of a cognitive test to expose his dementia gives her the edge in court.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
For several reasons, the defendants also contend Fubo’s reliance on Columbia Pictures is distorted and unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit.
—Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024
For several reasons, the defendants also contend Fubo’s reliance on Columbia Pictures is distorted and unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit.
—Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuasive. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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