Read this outline for an argumentative essay about government.
1. people have different ideas about the role of government.
a. the primary purpose of government is to provide social services.
2. government should provide services for people who are poor or elderly.
a. government can effectively provide the services that poor and elderly people need.
b. food stamps keep people from going hungry.
c. medicare and medicaid provide health care.
d. some people believe social services are an entitlement and not a right,
but many people could not survive without them.
3. government’s main role is to provide social services, such as food stamps.
the underlined sentence in the outline is the
conclusion.
counterclaim.
evidence.
introduction.
1. people have different ideas about the role of government. (is underlined)

The underlined sentence in the outline (1. People have different ideas about the role of government) is the introduction.

Explanation: The introduction of an outline presents in a short sentence the main idea that will be discussed in the body paragraphs of a specific piece of writing, such as an essay. In that way, it is placed at the beginning and it states in a brief way the main point of an essay. The underlined sentence represents the introduction because it is found at the beginning of the outline  and it includes the main idea that comprehends all the other ideas presented in the following sentences. Therefore, the  points of view introduced in 2. and 3. are closely related to 1. People have different ideas about the role of government.

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