Freedom of speech is granted in the bill of rights
An argument is a textual or verbal standpoint that is usually defended with factual evidence or an appeal to a person's morality.
An essay is a short piece of writing meant to express a thought or opinion (or multiple thoughts/opinions). often times it too uses evidence or an appeal to a person's morals.
A persuasive text is a text with the sole intent of convincing a person, or multiple people, to agree with an idea or opinion. It also can use evidence or an appeal to a person's ethics/morals.
South Didn't secede then because they didn't know who was gonna be elected they were still hoping the other guy was gonna be elected instead of Abraham Lincoln
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Miami because there is 5,673,185 Cubans