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Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.

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ductile

The writer portrays a ductile audience that accepts each new claim without question.
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A ductile metal sample in the adjoining studio could be drawn into a thin wire without breaking, giving students a literal example of material flexibility.
From How People Yield to Pressure.
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