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# persuasive

«persuasive» in Mova's school dictionary: **good at making people agree with you or do what you want:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (persuasive, more persuasive, most persuasive; adverb persuasively)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Persuasive means good at making people agree with you or do what you want: a persuasive speaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#m1)

2) Persuasive writing is writing that tries to make the reader believe something or take an action, like an advert, a letter of complaint or a speech. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, «persuasive writing» is a main text type: pupils use a clear opinion, reasons with evidence, facts and numbers, rhetorical questions, emotive words, «you», repetition and a strong ending («So join us today!»). In media and online-safety lessons, they learn to spot persuasive tricks in adverts and posts, so they can think for themselves. Phrases: «persuasive letter», «persuasive speech», «persuasive argument», «persuasive techniques».

### examples

- Write a persuasive letter to the head teacher asking for a longer break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x1)
- Her speech was so persuasive that everyone voted for her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x2)
- Adverts use persuasive language to make us buy things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x3)
- A rhetorical question is a persuasive technique. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x4)
- He gave a persuasive reason for having a class pet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x5)
- The poster was bright and persuasive: "Save the bees!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/#x6)

### note

Verb: «persuade» (persuaded, persuading); noun: «persuasion». Spelled with «-suas-». Persuasive is not the same as true: a persuasive argument can still be wrong, so check the evidence.

### In the corpora

- [A persuasive text tries to change your mind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/24-persuasive-letters-newspaper-articles-and-diaries/0/)
- [Persuasive writing tries to make the reader agree or do something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/24-persuasive-letters-newspaper-articles-and-diaries/15/)
- [Persuasive techniques include reasons in order, strong words, exaggeration and rhetorical questions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/24-persuasive-letters-newspaper-articles-and-diaries/16/)
- [A persuasive letter states what the writer wants, gives reasons and evidence, and stays polite.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/44-writing-to-inform-instruct-and-persuade/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «persuasive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persuasive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.