Convince and persuade are two words in one pot,
As if they were meant for each other. They’re not!
You convince Jim of something you think to be true.
You persuade him to do what you want him to do.
You convince him he’s worth more than peanuts and praise.
You persuade him to badger his boss for a raise.
Convince and persuade are political foes,
Each bucking for space on the pages of prose.
Word-learning can be an exhausting affair,
But it might pay the mortgage some day, friend. So there!