gesture vs persuasion

gesture

noun
  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

persuasion

noun
  • The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. 

  • A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. 

  • Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature. 

  • One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness. 

  • An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone. 

  • A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology. 

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