Maybe your point is a nitpick about whether attempts to force somebody to something are effective or not, and I could perhaps have phrased that better, but the

Maybe your point is a nitpick about whether attempts to force somebody to something are effective or not, and I could perhaps have phrased that better, but the point remains that what distinguishes "force" from other means to attempt to bend somebody else to your will is the (implied) threat of punishment / suffering. Or can you give an example in which person A forces person B to do something without a threat of punishment or suffering?