Question

in a text, an author tells stories of real people who lost everything because they didnt take the dangers of boat safety seriously. which describes the purpose of this text?
a. to entertain
b. to mock
c. to persuade
d. to inform

Explanation:

The author tells stories of real people who suffered due to neglecting boat safety. The purpose is likely to persuade readers to take boat safety seriously (using real - life examples to convince), not just to entertain (no indication of pure entertainment), mock (no mocking tone), or inform (informing would be more about giving facts without the persuasive intent of changing behavior). So the correct option is C.

Answer:

C. To persuade