phrasal verb/idiom · formal
carry conviction
UK/ˈkæri kənˈvɪkʃən/US/ˈkæri kənˈˈvɪkʃən/CAR·ry con·VIC·tion
to persuade people because something seems true or reasonable
Examples
“The author's logical structure carried conviction, so the paper was well received.”
“Statistical evidence often carries conviction in policy debates.”
“Her testimony carried conviction because she had relevant expertise.”
Band 8 sentence
“When presenting policy recommendations, researchers should prioritise lines of evidence that genuinely carry conviction with both practitioners and scholars.”
Collocations
- carry conviction with
- evidence that carries conviction
Word family
Common mistakes
have conviction→carry conviction
convince people→carry conviction
Say it for a higher band
5be convincing→6persuade→7+carry conviction
Synonyms
be convincing
persuade
Easily confused
be convincing
“The candidate's argument was convincing to most listeners.”
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