persuasion vs prompting

persuasion and prompting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persuasion	Yes	No	No	No
prompting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prompting is a hyponym of persuasion; that is, prompting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persuasion:

persuasion: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
prompting: persuasion formulated as a suggestion

persuasion (noun)	prompting (noun)
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty	persuasion formulated as a suggestion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action	a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)