prepersuasive

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ persuasive

Adjective

prepersuasive (not comparable)

1. Prior to persuasion.
   • 2013, H. Dan O'Hair, Gary L. Kreps, Applied Communication Theory and Research, page 235:

     The party supporting independence in Quebec assumed that the French-speaking audience was already constituted rhetorically, that they already had an identity and ideology, that of the "peuple Quebecois," and developed its arguments from that assumption. Although the referendum on Quebec independence ultimately failed, the party rose to power, won control of the government, and built up substantial support for the referendum based on this adroit assumption about the prepersuasive situation.

   • 2018, Alexia Vernon, Step into Your Moxie, page 114:

     Instead, ask questions from a place of genuine curiosity. Then, and only then, take the time to sculpt your persuasive case, incorporating the answers you discovered. […] What did you learn from your prepersuasive case Q&A?