What is a good topic sentence for a argumetntive essay fro captain indusrty and robber baron

In order to write a good topic sentence you must introduce your topic briefly yet in a way to catch your readers attention.

Especially if you're writing an argumentative topic sentence you need to a make sure you have your readers attention.

Some ideas are:

-Ask a question to spark your readers opinions on the topic

-Or start with a shocking or interesting quote from your sources (don't forget to cite your sources in-text!)

syria

tens of thousands of people were killed in as it’s longtime leader attempted to stay in power.

is this question from a book? ?