Difference between Persuasive and Compelling

What is the difference between Persuasive and Compelling?

Persuasive as an adjective is able to persuade; convincing while Compelling as an adjective is requiring urgent attention

Persuasive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: able to persuade; convincing

Example sentence: Well, we can't say any more than we can say there is no god, there is no afterlife. We can only say there is no persuasive evidence for or argument for it.

Compelling

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: requiring urgent attentionforceful

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To drive together, round up

Example sentence: I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not understand it. I believe it to be the most fragrant blossom of all this thorny existence.

We hope you now know whether to use Persuasive or Compelling in your sentence.

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