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Discursive vs Coercive - What's the difference?

discursive | coercive |

As adjectives the difference between discursive and coercive

is that discursive is (of speech or writing) tending to digress from the main point; rambling while coercive is displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

discursive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
  • *
    • This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.
  • (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

    • Derived terms

    * counterdiscursive

    See also

    * discourse ----

    coercive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
  • * 2006 July 19, Washington Post Staff Writers, "U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran",Washington Post p.A01
    • The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.