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2007-02-15 17:47:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is the use of physical and verbal means to make some other party more compliant with your own position (beliefs needs etc).
Persuasion can take the form of verbal statements and use of language to argue a "case" for something, use of attractive models to coax people into attending things or listening to something that they would not otherwise have done, flirting is a well known and frowned on form of persuasion used by some women, subliminal messages in advertising is another, the nastiest of them all is torture.
2007-02-15 17:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by magpiez 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
per·sua·sion /pərˈsweɪʒən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[per-swey-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
2.the power of persuading; persuasive force.
3.the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.
4.a deep conviction or belief.
5.a form or system of belief, esp. religious belief: the Quaker persuasion.
6.a sect, group, or faction holding or advocating a particular belief, idea, ideology, etc.: Several of the people present are of the socialist persuasion.
7.Facetious. kind or sort.
2007-02-15 17:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by jhfd1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asian persuasion is a comment towards Asian men... That women can't resist Asian men. So I think the guys are using it wrong. Here's another one: There's no finer fellow than yellow.
2016-05-24 05:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
3. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty
2007-02-15 20:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by priya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to pressure some one to do, give, or tell you something. that is my meaning to persuasion but the dictionary says try the link below:
2007-02-15 17:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by blanco b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary: win over to a belief or course of action by argument or entreaty
2007-02-15 17:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by mystified marion 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To persuade, or to convince someone of something. "He is very persuasive."
Or, choice, tendency or leaning. He is of the gay persuasion.
2007-02-15 17:50:56 · answer #7 · answered by itry007 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means getting someone to do something they wouldn't normal do on their own, it is a form of manipulation, salesmen use it all the time.
2007-02-15 17:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you are trying to convince someone to do something, or think in a very similar way as you do.
2007-02-19 11:04:26 · answer #9 · answered by Elektra 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the act of trying to talk someone into doing something, that they weren't planning on doing before or didnt want to do.
2007-02-15 17:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋