to talk into / convince
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to talk someone into believing something
To convince someone through repeated persuasion to believe something that is often not true or is doubtful.
Lass dir von ihm keine Angst einreden, die Prüfung ist nicht so schwer.
Don't let him talk you into being afraid; the exam isn't that hard.
'Einreden' (to talk into / convince) is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'ein' comes at the end of the sentence. In a subordinate clause and in the infinitive, the verb stays together.
Er redet mir ständig ein, dass ich mehr Sport machen soll.
He keeps telling me that I should do more sports.
When you talk another person into believing something, the person is in the dative and the thing being suggested or implanted is in the accusative. The pattern is: jemandem (dative) etwas (accusative) einreden.
Die Werbung redet uns ein, dass wir dieses Produkt brauchen.
Advertising talks us into believing that we need this product.
When you convince yourself of something, the verb is used reflexively with 'sich' in the dative. The pattern is: sich (dative) etwas (accusative) einreden.
Ich rede mir nur ein, dass ich müde bin, um nicht arbeiten zu müssen.
I'm only convincing myself that I'm tired so I don't have to work.
In the meaning 'to speak insistently to someone', the preposition 'auf' is used with the accusative. This structure does not take an additional accusative object.
Er redete eine Stunde lang auf mich ein, aber ich änderte meine Meinung nicht.
He talked at me for an hour, but I didn't change my mind.
to convince
'überzeugen' and 'einreden' both have to do with someone believing something. 'überzeugen' is usually neutral or positive: you bring someone to an opinion with reasons or evidence. 'einreden', on the other hand, often sounds negative. It means that someone is made to believe something through repeated talking, even though it is uncertain or perhaps false. You can also talk yourself into believing something ('sich etwas einreden'). The words can be confused because in both cases, a conviction is formed in the end. But 'überzeugen' fits when there are good reasons, while 'einreden' is more about pressure, doubt, or false ideas.
In der Küche hat er ihr eingeredet, dass sie den Fehler allein gemacht hat.
In the kitchen, he talked her into believing that she had made the mistake on her own.
Sie überzeugt den Chef, weil ihr Vorschlag viel Zeit spart.
She convinces the boss because her proposal saves a lot of time.