Persuasion vs. Influence

Persuasionnoun

The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.

Persuasionnoun

An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.

Persuasionnoun

A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.

Persuasionnoun

One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.

Persuasionnoun

A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.

Persuasionnoun

Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.

Persuasionnoun

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.

Persuasionnoun

The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced.

Persuasionnoun

A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion; all persuasions are agreed.

Persuasionnoun

The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.

Persuasionnoun

That which persuades; a persuasive.

Persuasionnoun

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

Persuasionnoun

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty;

Persuasionnoun

inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty

Persuasion

Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term of influence. Persuasion can attempt to influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors.Propaganda is a form of persuasion used to persuade a large audience using for the purposes of the individual or group producing the propaganda.

Influencenoun

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

Influencenoun

An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

Influencenoun

A person or thing exerting such power or action.

Influencenoun

(astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.

Influencenoun

(obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.

Influencenoun

(electricity) Electrostatic induction.

Influenceverb

(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

Influenceverb

(intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.

Influenceverb

To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

Influencenoun

A flowing in or upon; influx.

Influencenoun

Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect, physical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which affects, modifies, or sways; as, the influence which the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence of education on the mind; the influence, according to astrologers, of the stars over affairs.

Influencenoun

Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community.

Influencenoun

Induction.

Influenceverb

To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to affect; to move; to persuade; to induce.

Influencenoun

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc;

Influencenoun

causing something without any direct or apparent effort

Influencenoun

a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do;

Influencenoun

the effect of one thing (or person) on another;

Influencenoun

one having power to influence another;

Influenceverb

have and exert influence or effect;

Influenceverb

shape or influence; give direction to;

Influenceverb

induce into action by using one's charm;