It states, clearly and directly, your position on this topic or question (i.e., your thesis). In addition to grabbing the reader’s attention, the opening sentence of an essay sets up the structure of ...

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Just, be careful what you end up using it for. You always need an introductory sentence (punctuated with a colon) to let the reader know what your list is about. This is sometimes called the 'stem'.