convince vs persuade

convince

verb
  • To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. 

  • To persuade. 

persuade

verb
  • To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. 

How often have the words convince and persuade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )