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sua·sive

 (swā′sĭv)
adj.
Having the power to persuade or convince; persuasive.

[Latin suāsus, past participle of suādēre, to advise; see suasion + -ive.]

sua′sive·ly adv.
sua′sive·ness n.
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'It is highly probable that the Yes vote will win in the plebiscite on BOL because of the advantageous position of Duterte due to the suasive force and effect of martial law, control of the Comelec and putting the PNP (Philippine National Police) in charge of voting in so-called trouble spots,' Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder, said in a statement from Utrecht in the Netherlands Monday.
Similar to women rhetoricians in a patriarchal society, Guigucian persuaders at the Warring States time are also in a less powerful position when practicing suasive discourse to the throne.
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Further, the pedlar-cry lyric should be recognized as a relative of the dramatic monologue as it developed through the nineteenth century, given the often sly, suasive rhetoric of its speakers.
Gallup's cynicism regarding the critical faculties of the demos suggests that whatever small value he did attribute to predictive polling was partly due to its suasive capacities.
(65) They signal to litigants and judges in lower courts different suasive permutations and even, in some instances, supply theories about rules that fall outside the purview of the present case.
The novel finally rests on this contradictory insight, in its narrative of borders breached and repaired, its recovery of a past suasive yet speculative, its ranging among stylistic registers without sequestering one from another.
164) In framing the task, insights are drawn from literary theorist and critic Kenneth Burke, including elements of his "dramatistic" conception of the role of language as symbolic action with suasive intent.
We recognise that as channels proliferate, attention spans shorten - so the content we deliver will have to be more relevant, more impactful and more per- suasive.And consistently brief.