説得力

• 読み: せっとくりょく
• ローマ字: settokuryoku
• 漢字の分解: 説 (setsu) — explain; 得 (toku) — obtain, gain; 力 (ryoku) — power, strength
• 発音: /set.to.kɯ.ɾjo.kɯ/

意味

Persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency. The ability to convince others.

A noun formed from 説得 (settoku, persuasion) + 力 (ryoku, power/ability). Describes the quality of an argument, speech, or person that makes them convincing. Very commonly used: 説得力がある (to be persuasive), 説得力に欠ける (to lack persuasiveness), 説得力のある主張 (a convincing argument). An essential concept in business presentations, debates, and academic writing.

例文

1. データに基づいた主張は説得力がある。
2. 彼のプレゼンは情熱的だが説得力に欠ける。
3. 経験者の言葉には説得力がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, academic, debate

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 説得 (settoku, persuasion; lit. 'explain and obtain') + 力 (ryoku, power/strength). Together they form 'the power to persuade' — the ability to convince through explanation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal