He would not let himself be 'persuaded' into buying the more expensive stereo.
He 'persuaded' himself that he had made the right choice.
He 'persuaded' his friend to go back to school.
(..) No, Andrew has the true faith. Don Corleone, I need your help. And not just to light a little candle. My gift was to be able to persuade people to give to the Holy Church. Then Rome decides to put me in charge of the Vatican Bank... ...but I was never a true banker. Mea culpa. I trusted my friends. (..)1990 The Godfather Part III