persuasive argument
Makes you agree
A persuasive argument is one designed to convince others to accept a position or take action.
The phrase emphasizes the argument's effectiveness or intent rather than its logical validity—a persuasive argument may appeal to emotion, authority, or self-interest as much as to reason: She made a persuasive argument for expanding the program.
- toneQuality of sound
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- debateFormal argument on issues
point · ethos · substantiation · validity · premises · devil's advocate · moral reasoning · moral high ground · syllogism · rebuttal · deduction · voice · appeal to emotion · rhetorical question · analogy · truthfulness · storytelling · burden of proof
persuasive argumentweak argument
persuasive argumentfallacious argument
Misleading but plausible reasoning
flawed reasoning · invalid argument · sophistry · circular reasoning · non sequitur