Standing by the kitchen table, Muldoon proceeded to recite, in his best poetry-recital voice (which is very serious and persuasive) the lyrics for "Excitable Boy".
The report offered a "serious and persuasive analysis of the current position, and a powerful vision of what could be achieved for Wales, given imagination, leadership and good will," she said.
"Norman was a bit of a rogue, charming and persuasive, but deeply serious," said Richard Hollis, the graphic designer who taught with him in Bristol.
The report said the youths' confessions had "serious weaknesses," adding: "Perhaps the most persuasive fact about the defendants' confessions is that they exist at all.
Persuasive speeches are often serious and may use a serious opening, especially if the speaker is trying to persuade an audience to take a certain beneficial action or to adopt a new perspective about a topic.
This is a serious argument, but it would be more persuasive if admissions offices based their preferences on actual disadvantage, not skin color.
For example, Mr. Mohammed's two sons, 7 and 9, are reported to be in custody in Pakistan; threats against them, serious or not, might be far more persuasive than threats against Mr. Mohammed himself.
Dean's piece, whether one found it persuasive or not, was policy focused, serious, and credible.
But it will take a lot more persuasive reasoning to convince anyone with a serious interest in artistic quality that "crowd-curating" is a good idea.
In all hospitals, the persuasive power of sentinel events—even very serious incidents (including, in Mbile, major operations on the wrong patients and a wrong site surgery in Amfield)—was variable.
