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prepersuasive

prepersuasive adjective: prior to persuasion.

Adjective

prepersuasive (not comparable)

  1. Prior to persuasion.
    • The party supporting independence in Quebec assumed that the French-speaking audience was already constituted rhetorically, that they already had an identity and ideology, that of the "peuple Quebecois," and developed its arguments from that assumption. Although the referendum on Quebec...2013, H. Dan O'Hair, Gary L. Kreps, Applied Communication Theory and Research, page 235
    • Instead, ask questions from a place of genuine curiosity. Then, and only then, take the time to sculpt your persuasive case, incorporating the answers you discovered. […] What did you learn from your prepersuasive case Q&A?2018, Alexia Vernon, Step into Your Moxie, page 114

Origin of prepersuasive

From pre- + persuasive.

Questions about prepersuasive

What does prepersuasive mean?
Prepersuasive means prior to persuasion.
What part of speech is prepersuasive?
Prepersuasive is an adjective.

Words near prepersuasive in the dictionary

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

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