persuader

Example Sentences

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In multiple, ragged television appearances, the would-be suave persuader has proved a constant, volcanic erupter of unproven assertions and emotional outbursts, yelling at interviewers and fellow panelists alike.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2019

In Bannon, Harnwell saw a gifted persuader — somebody he calls a “pioneer” and a “great genius.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2018

And consensus expressed as a simple, stark number can be a powerful persuader.

From The Verge • Mar. 2, 2018

Is it any surprise, then, that this history of unnecessary death might pull him away from the modern paradigm of dispassionate information provider and into the role of persuader?

From The New Yorker • Jul. 7, 2014

The wise persuader starts from one or two commonplaces he knows he has in common with his audience—and, where possible, arrives at one too.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith