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Intro ¶ Strategy #1

I plan on using _______________ to hook the reader and get her/his attention.

A. a quotation

B. a narrative example

C. a powerful factual example

D. an interesting generalization that leads to a more specific context and discussion

E. an important definition of a key term or concept