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Read the implied thesis statement:

Goal setting is an important part of living a productive, fulfilled life.

Which of the following would be the best topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay?


Students who set educational goals improved their success rates on average by 67%.


If sports organizations hire coaches with winning records, teams will increase their successes.


Sports teams must have the best trainers, nutritionists, and state of the art equipment to win games.


The first step to setting goals is to develop a personal mission statement that can help you envision your long-term goals.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"The first step to setting goals is to develop a personal mission statement that can help you envision your long-term goals."

Reason: it directly supports the thesis about goal setting by introducing a clear, general point that can be developed in a paragraph (how to start setting goals). The others are either off-topic (2 and 3) or read more like specific evidence than a topic sentence (1).