Question

(01.03 mc)
in which of the following situations was the authors purpose to persuade?
a letter written by the city council to residents of a local community about a dog park that will be built in their community
a presentation by a construction company sharing their blueprints and design for a local dog park they are building in a community
a speech written and delivered to the city council that contains emotional language and opinions on why more dog parks should be built in the community
an article written for an online newspaper that contains facts about a dog park that was recently built in the community

Explanation:

The speech uses emotional language and opinions to convince the city - council to build more dog parks, which is a persuasive purpose. The other options are mainly informative or descriptive.

Answer:

C. A speech written and delivered to the city council that contains emotional language and opinions on why more dog parks should be built in the community