The article provided all the information needed in the first sentence so that people would have the knowledge necessary to understand the story being told in the article.
Compare all of the authors choices of figurative language and then see the differences between the two
So first off, this is an introduction paragraph, the writer provides quite a bit of context, and their thesis, ( I side with the advocates of gun control. I believe that stricter gun control laws such as preventing people with mental illness from purchasing firearms, banning assault-style weapons, and performing background checks at gun shows will reduce the gun-related death in this country) is at the end, suggesting a intro para. The author also states the main idea in the thesis, which, intrepreted, is: More gun control is needed in this country, the positives outweigh the negatives. They then provide their thesis points after they state their opinion.
Have a good day, stay safe.
Is this as a noun or a verb?
