Which author's purpose attempts to convince the reader? Explain
Entertain
Persuade
Inform

Which author's purpose attempts to convince the reader?

C). Persuade.

If the author's purpose is to convince the reader, they are trying to persuade them. The definition of persuade is: "to cause people to do or believe something..." (Cambridge Dictionary). So, they are trying to convince the reader to do something.

For example, if the author writes an article about volunteering at animal shelters, The author is trying to convince, or persuade, the reader to volunteer at the animal shelter.  

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

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