Author's Purpose

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What does 'Persuade' mean?

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Make people agree with you.

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What is the author's purpose in the statement: 'Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems.'?

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Inform.

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What does 'Explain' mean?

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To tell you how to do something.

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What does 'Describe' mean?

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To tell about something.

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What is the main topic of our Module?

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Epidemics.

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What does 'Inform' mean?

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To provide information or knowledge.

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What is the author's purpose when writing to 'Entertain'?

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To amuse or engage the reader.

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What does 'Analyze' mean?

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To examine in detail.

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What is the difference between 'Persuade' and 'Inform'?

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Persuade aims to convince, while Inform aims to provide knowledge.

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What does 'Summarize' mean?

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To give a brief statement of the main points.