What are two reasons that H. G. Wells decided to include information about the establishment of the United States through the river steamboat and the railway in this passage?
to show how the steamboat and railway increased production and trade
to show how the United States population has stayed uniform despite its growth
to show how the 18th century was based in liberal ideas and thinking
to show how the country was missing a census and could not account for the country's population
to show how new transportation inventions were the leading cause in the rapid population growth

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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.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.