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What is the difference between persuade and convince ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between persuade and convince ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are both similar and can be used interchangeably to some extent, but to me persuade means to change someone to DO something e.g a salesman will persuade someone to buy something, whereas convince means to change the way someone thinks or feels about something, e.g I managed to convince him it was a good idea. This is just a general rule to me and in most instances can be used interchangeably
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Almost the same thing! Convince bears a stronger meaning.
- English (US)
They are both similar and can be used interchangeably to some extent, but to me persuade means to change someone to DO something e.g a salesman will persuade someone to buy something, whereas convince means to change the way someone thinks or feels about something, e.g I managed to convince him it was a good idea. This is just a general rule to me and in most instances can be used interchangeably
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What is the difference between persuade and convince ?
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