convincing
noun1
The process by which somebody is convinced.
- Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2:
convincing
adj/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
1
Effective as proof or evidence.
- Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
- While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355
- Derived terms
- clear and convincing evidence, convincingly, convincingness, nonconvincing, unconvincing