convince vs persuade

[Sultano]

Hello!
Is there a difference between " convince" and " persuade" ?
thanks

[Alan]

Hi,

Yes, there is a difference. 'Convince' suggests you have succeeded in making someone believe what you believe. 'Persuade' gives the idea of 'encourage', try to make someone believe what you believe.

She tried very hard to persuade me that I was wrong and when I saw the facts in writing, she convinced me that she was right.

Alan
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[Inga]

Hello, everybody.
For me, persuade a person to do something is to make him/her do something or to make him/her decide to do something, urge.
In the meaning 'cause to believe, convert' persuade and convince are synonyms. And I didn't know the difference between them. In cases like these:
She'll only take me back if I can persuade her that I've changed.
McFadden must persuade the jury of her innocence.
I used convince, not persuade.
Is there any difference between them?
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[MrPedantic]

Hello Inga,