Convince vs. Persuade

While many writers use convince and persuade interchangeably, there are distinctions in meaning that careful writers and speakers try to pay attention to.

Convince means that to make someone believe something is true.

The parents convinced the child that Santa was real.

Scientists had to work hard to convince the public that some pesticides were causing health problems.
Pesticide is a chemical substance that kills insects.

Common Collocation: convince someone of something

He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.
We had hard evidence to make the jury believe that he was innocent.

2. [V.] Persuade

Persuade means that to influence someone to choose to do something.                          

Common Collocation: persuade someone to do something

Her friend persuaded her to take an English class even though she preferred French.

Her parents persuaded her to go to the dance, even though she had a phobia of social events.

Summary
To sum up, the major difference between these words—remember—has to do with action vs. nonaction.

Convince means to make someone think something is true but it has nothing to do with a person’s actions.

Persuade means to influence someone to take an action, but has nothing to do with making someone believe that something is true.

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