Question

What is the author's purpose if he or she is trying to convince the reader to do or

think something?

to entertain
to persuade
to teach
to inform

Answer 1

B) to persuade

When a text is written to persuade it will aim to convince the reader of the merits of a certain point of view. With this type of writing the author will attempt to persuade the reader to agree with this point of view

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