In the essay, Security and Freedom (2023), author Eva Lindani, asserts that liberty should be prioritized over security and suggests that higher governments prioritizing the latter would be overstepping as citizens are capable of protecting themselves. She supported this claim by providing examples of past governments abusing power while framing it as a security measure. Her essay was written in hopes of persuading the audience to prefer liberty over security in order to create a balanced society by keeping the federal government out of local business. Moreover, Lindani’s tone seems as if she aimed for an audience that lacks trust in the government. The most effective strategy she uses to persuade the readers is by using a sensitive topic as