Instructions: Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince the reader that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the letter of the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to convince someone that your town or city is a great place to live, you could say that
A) your town offers many employment opportunities.
B) you have lived there all of your life, so it s obviously a wonderful place to be.
C) the crime rate is low.
D) your town offers many different recreational activities.

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Personal anecdote does not serve as a compelling reason to persuade someone to move to a town or city. The focus should be on objective reasons such as low crime rates, job opportunities, and recreational offerings. Personal experience alone does not provide objective evidence for why a town or city is a great place to live. It is important to provide tangible facts and statistics, such as employment opportunities, low crime rates, and recreational activities, that support the claim.

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