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prepersuasion

prepersuasion noun: the process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion.

Noun

prepersuasion (uncountable)

  1. The process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion.
    • In this way it [humor] can be used to set up alliances and oppositions, and can act as pre-persuasion even before the central topic of a communication is begun.2003, Joan Mulholland, A Handbook of Persuasive Tactics: A Practical Language Guide
    • Pratkanis and Aronson identify four stratagems of influence: (1) prepersuasion: framing, setting the context; (2) source credibility: creating a favorable brand image […]2015, Jeff Koob, Ad Nauseam

Origin of prepersuasion

From pre- + persuasion.

Questions about prepersuasion

What does prepersuasion mean?
Prepersuasion means the process of preparing a person to be amenable to persuasion.
What part of speech is prepersuasion?
Prepersuasion is a noun.

Words near prepersuasion in the dictionary

  1. preperitoneally
  2. prepermeabilization
  3. prepermeabilized
  4. preperoxisomal
  5. prepersonal
  6. prepersuasion
  7. prepersuasive
  8. preperturbation
  9. prepetition
  10. prepg.
  11. prepharmacy

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