When you walk into a meeting with that kind of attitude, you will have no charisma or persuasive force.

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The case is there, argued with all the persuasive force we can muster.

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They can also give persuasive force and focus to the arguments of jurors as they discuss and debate the issue of Simpson's guilt or innocence.

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Like Florence Nightingale before him, what gives his work its persuasive force is not just rock-solid data and beautiful graphics but his personal passion and enthusiasm.

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