Read the introduction to an argumentative essay about entrepreneurs and free enterprise. Mary Kay Ash wanted to write a book about women in business. Instead, what transpired was a business plan for Mary Kay, Inc., a cosmetics company. In a free enterprise system, people like Mary Kay Ash have the opportunity to make their own economic decisions and create their own influential businesses.

The introduction is effective because it

A. provides a brief background about the essay’s subject.
B. describes the life of a person many readers will know.
C. summarizes the topic and restates the writer’s position.
D. begins the essay with an interesting anecdote or story.