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B.Video Games are effective educational tools
D. There should be an age restriction on social networking sites
A persuasive essay is the one in which the writer is trying to convince its audience to do something, support something or believe in something. In this case, sentence A is just providing an explanation, and sentences C and E are describing a situation. However, sentences B and D need to convince the audience about a certain idea, and these are the prompts that require a persuasive essay.