Question
You are outlining a body paragraph of an argumentative essay about Halloween, a holiday celebrated on October 31. You are arguing that Halloween should be celebrated on a Saturday.
Which topic sentence best introduces the ideas in the outline?
Supporting Details:
If Halloween is on a weekday, people might miss some activities because of school and work.
People can have more time to trick-or-treat on a Saturday.
People can go to more Halloween events on a Saturday.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because it can give people more time to get ready.
Halloween should be on a Saturday so people have time to celebrate.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because it is less stressful for everyone.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because that is the best day of the week.
Which topic sentence best introduces the ideas in the outline?
Supporting Details:
If Halloween is on a weekday, people might miss some activities because of school and work.
People can have more time to trick-or-treat on a Saturday.
People can go to more Halloween events on a Saturday.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because it can give people more time to get ready.
Halloween should be on a Saturday so people have time to celebrate.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because it is less stressful for everyone.
Halloween should be on a Saturday because that is the best day of the week.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A strong topic sentence that introduces the ideas in the outline could be:
"Halloween should be celebrated on a Saturday to provide individuals and families with more time and flexibility to fully enjoy the festivities without the constraints of weekday obligations."
"Halloween should be celebrated on a Saturday to provide individuals and families with more time and flexibility to fully enjoy the festivities without the constraints of weekday obligations."