1. which word could you use to describe the author's purpose in an argument?
-convince
-describe
-entertain
-inform

A - convince

In an arugument the author is standing a stand for or against something and wants to convince their audience to feel the same way (example: if the author was against smoking, they would try to convince the reader it was bad for you and give reasons why)

I 100% agree with the person above. When ur in an argument ofc ur gonna try to *convince* the person ur arguing with that what u think is the right thing. So its -A-

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.