prompting vs persuasion

prompting and persuasion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, persuasion is a hypernym of prompting; that is, persuasion is a word with a broader meaning than prompting:

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

Other hypernyms of prompting include suasion.

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