Read this excerpt: a donkey finds a lion skin and puts it on as a disguise. when he goes into the village, he brays, and everyone recognizes him from his voice. nice clothes may disguise someone, but a fool will be betrayed by his words. what is the purpose of the excerpt? a. to persuade readers to be outraged b. to criticize society c. to entertain readers d. to provide a moral lesson

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an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.