Make claim about which one is “better.”Provide a preliminary explanation for, or justification of, the side you are taking.Remember that you can arrange these basic elements in any order, so be creative. Next, answer the “So what?” question. In at least one paragraph, explain why the topic you have chosen matters, or should matter, to your audience. Last, take the material from the first two parts of this assignment and use them to develop an introduction (remember that your introduction can be longer than a single paragraph). You should also select one of the following approaches to structure your introduction:Open with a broad idea or discussion related to your topic and then, over the course of the introduction, narrow down to your thesis statement. This is often termed the funnel approach or the inverted pyramid.Open with an anecdote (a brief story) that shows your subjects or the significant of their similarities or differences.Open with a question or a startling fact.Open by contradicting the “common sense” knowledge or assumptions your audience may have about the subjects you will be evaluating.
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