I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly
enough. – Rashida Jones
At the end of reason comes persuasion. – Ludwig Wittgenstein
To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable we
must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. – Edward Murrow
C-SPAN
recently conducted their Presidential Historian Survey and ranked the best and
worst presidents. According to the 91
historians who were survey participants, Thomas Jefferson, our third president,
was ranked the 7th best president and was ranked highest for his
visionary skills and agenda setting. But
even before Jefferson was elected president, Carmine Gallo of Forbes.com says
that Jefferson wrote the most persuasive document in American history,
the Declaration of Independence.
The key to Jefferson’s ability to persuade was his passion for
the cause. – Arthur Rizer
Persuasive
individuals have an unwavering belief and a voracious enthusiasm for the topic
they are discussing. Jefferson was
considered persuasive because of his passion that people had the right to
govern themselves.
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own
good. - Thomas Jefferson
In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason
and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of first
importance. - Thomas Jefferson
CHALLENGE: Ponder
what you are passionate about. How can
you use that to persuade someone to help others?
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