2007-10-16 02:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's a subtle difference but worth knowing:
Convince comes from the latin "convinco": *** (with) VINCERE (overcome, win) and means to make someone believe something through evidence, physical proof and/or reasoning.
Persuade comes from the latin "persuadeo": PER (indicating the completion of an action) SUADERE (induce to do).
So basically they're the same, but "convinced" is stronger. For instance, "I'm convinced it's the right thing to do" sounds a lot more determined than "I've been persuaded that it's the right thing to do". I'd say "persuade" is a bit more like "talk into".
Also, if you want to know is someone is 100% sure of something, you'd say "Are you convinced?" Not, "Are you persuaded?".
2007-10-16 03:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by wendy r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convince is like you want him to believe in something that you said or you want to change his opinion about something. Persuade for me is like you want this person to do something, like if want my parents to buy me something i persuade them.
2007-10-16 10:40:26 · answer #2 · answered by shibereta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
persuade to make one aware of the reality of an unknown
convince reassure someone of the reality and the value of something
2007-10-19 22:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by juliet w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is only my opinion...
"To persuade" hints to me that I am campaigning someone for something that I want, or something that is my opinion.
"To convince" is something that hints more at bringing someone to an established truth.
When you get right down to it, I think the terms are interchangeable, but those are the nuances that I see.
2007-10-16 09:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by susiegasser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you convince someone, you change his mind. You get him to agree with your opinion.
If you persuade someone, you move that person to action, to do something.
2007-10-16 09:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋