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I'm interested in finding a word for a person who is being or has been persuaded.

The person doing the persuasion is called a "persuader", but the person being persuaded is called a "persuadee"? I'm wondering if there is a more formal or more well-known alternative word choice.

Depending on where a persuader is coming from, a(n) X will react very differently

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    The persuader and the persuaded?
    – Annie
    Commented Dec 11, 2020 at 21:35
  • I'm thinking "persuaded" suggests that the persuasion worked. I'd like a word that emphasizes that this person is a receiver of persuasion while still remaining agnostic about whether they have changed their beliefs.
    – John-Henry
    Commented Dec 11, 2020 at 21:45
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    Convert? . . . . .
    – Xanne
    Commented Dec 11, 2020 at 22:22
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    Welcome to Stack Exchange! When using a tag please click to read its explanation. In the case of [single-word-requests] we have the following, This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. I hope this helps!
    – chasly - supports Monica
    Commented Dec 11, 2020 at 23:13
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    @chasly-supportsMonica thanks for showing me this, I just added a sample sentence
    – John-Henry
    Commented Dec 12, 2020 at 10:03

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Target audience, focus....also found the snippet below:

https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2015/06/persuading-people-who-dont-want-to-be-persuaded/

PERSUADING PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE PERSUADED

“It’s not me; it’s you.” This tidbit all lawyers know: no matter how great and logical your argument, “if it doesn’t resonate for the recipient, you won’t get anywhere” (173). So, when persuading, we need to hook our recipients so the argument will resonate with them. How? Stories.

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From SOED

-ee from verbs, with the sense 'person subject to an action or involved in an action', as employee, payee, devotee, escapee, conferee, standee

The nouns collected in the entry are found in the dictionary but this suffix is rather freely productive so that you can say persuadee, which is not found in the dictionary I use.

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How about convert or proselyte. Would that work?

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