Which is the purpose of including a thesis statement in an introductory paragraph to an explanatory

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text?(1 point)
to immediately capture the reader’s interest
to convince the reader of the subject’s importance
to clarify the academic issues being addressed
to concisely summarize the text’s central idea

Answer 1

The purpose of including a thesis statement in an introductory paragraph to an explanatory text is to concisely summarize the text’s central idea.