vil
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Dear teachers,
Knowing that convince = assure, confirm, persuade, reassure, satisfy, away, win over, I was confused by the rendering in my native language of both sentences below. Would you tell me the difference between the interpretations of the words in bold?
A stubborn person may be convinced of the necessity of doing something, but nothing may be able to persuade him to do it.
We were persuading him to give up that dangerous plan, but failed to convince him.
To convince a person means to satisfy his understanding as to the truth of something by proof, evidence or arguments.
To persuade a person is to influence him in some way, either by argument, proof or otherwise.
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Knowing that convince = assure, confirm, persuade, reassure, satisfy, away, win over, I was confused by the rendering in my native language of both sentences below. Would you tell me the difference between the interpretations of the words in bold?
A stubborn person may be convinced of the necessity of doing something, but nothing may be able to persuade him to do it.
We were persuading him to give up that dangerous plan, but failed to convince him.
To convince a person means to satisfy his understanding as to the truth of something by proof, evidence or arguments.
To persuade a person is to influence him in some way, either by argument, proof or otherwise.
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V
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