A persuasive essay is an essay trying to convince the reader about something. Convincing.
D. states the purpose of the speech
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"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.
I'd say it's the baseball
Hook- Do you know a item that you probably use every day and take for granted? An automobile!