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marta [7]
3 years ago
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The purpose of a persuasive essay is to convince the reader to agree with your opinion about something.

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Elina [12.6K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: True!

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sukhopar [10]3 years ago
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True. For an example, when you make a persuasive essay about nature, you’re trying to convince people to protect it
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