introduction

• set out a sense of common ground
  • don't restate the question, resort to dictionary definitions of key terms, or give account of everything that is to follow.
  • what is known about this topic?
  • how have critics written about this topic in the past?
• destabilisation
  • what is known about the 'common ground' that needs to be pushed further?
  • in what ways do i see the common ground differently to those who have written on it?
  • make way for own argument by destabilising common ground
• value
  • explain why the argument is important, and what value the argument possesses.
  • introduce argument and encourage reader to invest in it
• argument
  • strong introductions identify a clear, sustained argument