ASSIGNMENT Topic Choose one of the following: n Persuade your audience that the use of alternative energy is beneficial and economical, or that the use of alternative energy is expensive and as detrimental as traditional energy sources n Persuade your audience that social media provides a valuable outlet for free expression, or that social media allows users to insult, bully, and threaten others without any fear of punishment. Purpose The purpose is twofold: n Persuade the reader to agree with the writer’s position (primary purpose) n Encourage the reader to take action on the topic (secondarypurpose) Audience Your audience is made up of your fellow Penn Foster classmates. Many will agree with you, while others will disagree. You must take a position, present evidence to support it, and try to convince your audience through the strength of your argument to agree with you and to take action.