persuasiveness
11persuasiveness — per·sua·sive·ness …
12persuasiveness — See: persuasive …
13persuasiveness — noun the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty the strength of his argument settled the matter • Syn: ↑strength • Ant: ↑unpersuasiveness • Derivationally related… …
14Homiletics — • Lengthy historical article. Includes extensive bibliography Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Homiletics Homiletics † …
15eloquence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oratory, rhetoric, power; fluency, persuasiveness, volubility. See loquacity, speech. Ant., hesitancy, stammering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of effective speech] Syn. fluency, articulateness …
16Homiletics — (Gr. homiletikos , from homilos , to assemble together), in theology the application of the general principles of rhetoric to the specific department of public preaching. The one who practices or studies homiletics is called a homilist .… …
17Interpersonal attraction — (known as biological attraction in animals) is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. The study of interpersonal attraction is a major area of study in social psychology. In a colloquial sense,… …
18Buri Kidu — Sir Buri Kidu (8 August 1945–1993) was the first national Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea. Sir Buri was educated at Toowoomba Grammar School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, where he was School Captain… …
19Language expectancy theory — (LET) is a language based theory of persuasion [M. Burgoon and Miller, 1985; M. Burgoon, Hunsaker Dawson, 1994; M. Burgoon, Jones Stewart, 1975)] . The theory looks at the effects of linguistic variations on persuasive messages. It is based on… …
20diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
