Read the excerpt from an article. lewis township officials have been publicly—and loudly—quarreling for what seems like forever over what to do with the 20-acre lot of land on the north side of main street. it seems to me that the decision is easy. a big-box retailer will bring lewis hundreds of jobs—jobs desperately needed here. what is the writer’s primary purpose for writing this article? to persuade the audience to pursue new jobs to persuade the audience to share the writer’s point of view to inform the audience about a community issue to inform the audience about a possible opportunity

The correct answer is: 'To persuade the audience to share the writer's point of view'. Mainly because the writer doesn't have the power to make the decision, that's why it's written in the article: 'It seems to me... '.

Therefore is trying to persuade readers to agree with that decision, later on, the authorities will feel pressure to make the suggested decision by the writer since they will realize that people agree with the writer's point of view.

The writer´s main purpose is to persuade the audience to share his point of view. Second option.

It is very clear in the excerpt, the use of many persuasive techniques. Despite that these techniques can also be used to inform, the outcome of the writer´s article is to persuade the readers to share his point of view.

In the beggining, the metaphoric use of "loudly", and the hiperbolic use of "forever", build a contrast with the figures of the size of the land, making it sound small for such a controverse.

After this appeal to many of the reader´s feelings, the personal pronouns followed by his personal opinion are the last techniques in order to persuade his readers to share his point of view. In this case, the destination of a lot of land in Lewis Township.

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last one is the answer