Word: suasion
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...does not mediate the great national struggles. Already, growing numbers of conservatives are suggesting that the battle against abortion should be waged culturally, not politically. George W. Bush and John McCain rarely emphasize new laws to criminalize abortion. Instead they stress a hearts-and-minds strategy based on moral suasion--essentially turning the President into a cheerleader for community efforts to offer women abortion alternatives...