Choose a stance to take on the issue, and then write a persuasive essay. Remember to include at least one appeal to emotion and at least one counter-claim. Make sure that your stylistic choices reflect your intended audience, your topic, and your goal. Your reader should be able to use your style and content choices to figure out who your target audience is and what your goal is for your essay. Do some research to figure out who belongs to your target audience. You will also likely need to do some research to build your counter-claim and refutation. Prompt: Should people, both students and non-students, be allowed to hold large-scale protests?