What is the purpose of a persausive essay

The purpose is to convince / persuade

Explanation:

It says it in its tile and when someone wants persuade you write an essay that tries to convince u to think a certain way

To change the mind of a reader to what you believe

Explanation:

The persuasive purpose is used to convince, or persuade, the reader that the opinion, or assertion, or claim, of the writer is correct or valid. Persuasion is more selfish than argument (debate). Argument attempts to arrive at a logical solution to an issue.