Read the excerpt on residential sprinklers from a position paper posted on the U.S. Fire Administration website.

In fulfilling this mission, we have carefully reviewed the data and the relevant research to formulate this official statement:

It is the position of the U.S. Fire Administration that all citizens should be protected against death, injury, and property loss resulting from fire in their residence. All homes should be equipped with both smoke alarms and automatic fire sprinklers, and all families should have and practice an emergency escape plan. The USFA fully supports all efforts to reduce the tragic toll of fire losses in this nation, including the proposed changes to the International Residential Code that would require automatic sprinklers in all new residential construction.

Which of the following identifies what the organization is trying to persuade readers to do?

A.
to think that all citizens should be protected against death, injury, and property loss

B.
to install smoke alarms and automatic fire sprinklers in their homes

C.
to agree with the USFA about code changes requiring automatic sprinklers in new home construction

D.
to believe the USFA has carefully reviewed data about sprinklers

Rember than to persuade means to make someone do something or change his mind by using reasoning or arguments. In this case, the U.S. Fire Administration wrote this to make the people aware of the dangers of not having automatic sprinklers, smoke alarms, and an emergency escape plan in case of fire. It mentions the damages a fire can cause, for example, death, injury and property loss, in this way people is persuaded as they feel they could be safer with these changes. The new code changes can be expensive but by writing this note, the Administration makes a comparison between the cons and pros, the pros involve people's safety so it is worth it.

Being an authority in this subject also helps a lot, it is not the same if somenone without credentials tries to persuade the families to change.