unpersuasive
adjective
un·per·sua·sive
ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively
adverb
Examples of unpersuasive in a Sentence
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If those numbers seem unpersuasive, Garcia-Hidalgo suggested that observers wait until next year.
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and antidemocratic, and no state legislature complied.
—Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
Teaching students to recognize logical fallacies and unpersuasive or manipulative reasoning is the main goal of courses in logic and critical thinking, as well as philosophy more generally.
—Troy Jollimore, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
The logic of the retirement age change, at a time when people are living longer and most European states have raised retirement to 65 or older, was unpersuasive to many French people fiercely attached to the country’s cherished work-life balance.
—Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
The conclusion feels rushed, soft and unpersuasive.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Still, many Colorado lawmakers — though likely not a majority — find this unpersuasive, and believe that while the legislature can and should improve protections for kids, those moves must not interfere with the ability of law enforcement to solve crimes.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2022
Walker found that argument unpersuasive.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2021
What makes the three-day week so unpersuasive?
—Curbed, 15 June 2022
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and antidemocratic, and no state legislature complied.
—Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
Teaching students to recognize logical fallacies and unpersuasive or manipulative reasoning is the main goal of courses in logic and critical thinking, as well as philosophy more generally.
—Troy Jollimore, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
The logic of the retirement age change, at a time when people are living longer and most European states have raised retirement to 65 or older, was unpersuasive to many French people fiercely attached to the country’s cherished work-life balance.
—Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
The conclusion feels rushed, soft and unpersuasive.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Still, many Colorado lawmakers — though likely not a majority — find this unpersuasive, and believe that while the legislature can and should improve protections for kids, those moves must not interfere with the ability of law enforcement to solve crimes.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2022
Walker found that argument unpersuasive.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2021
What makes the three-day week so unpersuasive?
—Curbed, 15 June 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1651, in the meaning defined above
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