How does the author's evidence or examples influence what the reader thinks? Excerpt from History of Beasts The cat is a very useful domestic animal. She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury. God has formed her to live among men. How soft her fur is! How quietly she lies and purrs when she is treated kindly! How patiently she will sit, for many hours together, and watch for her prey! It would be well if little boys and girls would sit as still while they are learning their lessons.

The author's evidence influence the reader to believe Cats are magnificent, elegant, well-behaved, and idealistically suit to be taken as an example for little boys.

Explanation:All right, the author starts by saying that cats are very useful at home, so he tries to convince the reader to believe this by providing facts that they kill rats and mice. Also that cats were created to leave near humans because they are designed very well. Also, they know how to behave and should be taken as an example for little children in behavior topics. Also, how patients they are and how they obtain rewards by being it. So, the author provides different arguments to convince the reader that cats are good pets.