Read the introductory paragraph from Trey's argumentative essay about sex education: Few issues related to America's public secondary school system arouse more hostility and encompass more conflicting opinions than the topic of sex education. It is strange that in an era when the public and the media speak so openly about sex, we still debate when and how to introduce pre-teens and teenagers to the topic. Children, parents, teachers, principals, religious leaders, and legislators are in a constant battle over what should be taught in schools and how it should be approached. Attempts to find a common solution only reveal how tangled the discussion has become. Why does Trey begin his essay in this way? to demonstrate the breadth of the problem he plans to address to provide strong factual evidence in support of his position to persuade the reader through the use of well-chosen analogies to appeal to the reader through emotion