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The Friendly Persuasion — is an American novel published in 1945 by Jessamyn West. It was adapted as the motion picture Friendly Persuasion in 1956 … Wikipedia
Persuasion — Per*sua sion, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.] 1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persuasion — The meaning ‘belief or conviction’, as in a person of no particular persuasion, has developed into a much weaker sense ‘kind or sort’, as in no one of the male persuasion. The OED used to label uses as ‘slang or burlesque’ but has changed the… … Modern English usage
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The Rhetoric of Hitler's "Battle" — was an influential essay written by Kenneth Burke in 1939 which offered a rhetorical analysis of Adolf Hitler s rise to power in Germany. Much of Burke s analysis focuses on Hitler s Mein Kampf ( my battle ). Burke (1939; reprinted in 1941 and… … Wikipedia
persuasion — /peuhr sway zheuhn/, n. 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.… … Universalium
persuasion — per|sua|sion [pəˈsweıʒən US pər ] n 1.) [U] the act of persuading someone to do something ▪ After a little gentle persuasion , Debbie agreed to let us in. ▪ It had taken a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept. ▪ She used all her powers… … Dictionary of contemporary English
persuasion */ — UK [pə(r)ˈsweɪʒ(ə)n] / US [pərˈsweɪʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms persuasion : singular persuasion plural persuasions 1) [uncountable] the process of persuading someone to do or believe something We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.… … English dictionary
persuasion — noun 1 the act or skill of persuading someone to do something: After a little gentle persuasion, Debbie agreed to let us in. | powers of persuasion (=skills used for persuading) 2 (C) formal a particular kind of belief, especially a political or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
persuasion — per|sua|sion [ pər sweıʒn ] noun * 1. ) uncount the process of persuading someone to do or believe something: We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. powers of persuasion: Using her powers of persuasion, she got him to help. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persuasion — n. 1 persuading (yielded to persuasion). 2 persuasiveness (use all your persuasion). 3 a belief or conviction (my private persuasion). 4 a religious belief, or the group or sect holding it (of a different persuasion). 5 colloq. any group or party … Useful english dictionary
