What is a word for "bringing someone over to your side of the argument"?

I am looking for a word for "bringing someone over to your side of the argument"?

By doing so Enoch ____ [the audience]

What I want transmitted: By doing so Enoch makes his audience believe him ...

Edit: I should note that the reader has no opinion yet...

Based on responses this is what I currently have:

By doing so swaying the audience his way right from the start.

win over

By doing so Enoch won the audience over.

You can also try sway:

By doing so Enoch swayed the audience.

He persuaded the audience:

to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action —MW

Another good synonym is convince.

How about - "Bring around"?

Bring around

To prompt one to change their opinion or view on something.

I've found that political debates at dinner parties rarely bring someone around to a different point of view.

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Therefore -

By doing so, Enoch brought around [the audience].

The above is a phrasal verb. A single word could be -

Induce

: succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.

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Therefore -

By doing so, Enoch induced [the audience].