convince和 persuade是同義字, 簡單的說 convince和 persuade 的差別是:
通常 convince 是要以證據,事實真相,或者是論點,理由來使別人信服.
"one persuades someone to act but convinces someone of the truth of a statement or proposition" -
"To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence."
The teenager is convinced she can win. The boy was persuaded to run the
10-yard dash.
"Convinced" is for changing mental beliefs.
Persuasion is
change of belief followed by action. The American Heritage Book of
English Usage agrees with these definitions.
