How do I write an introduction to a persuasive essay?

An introduction comes at the start of the essay and should outline what you are going to say. The middle of the essay is the space where you say what you want to say, and in the conclusion, you say what you have just said. For a persuasive essay, it is useful to think about writing the introduction in four steps. Defining key terms, presenting arguments for, presenting arguments against and reaching your own conclusion. Let's take the example of the question "Jesus' resurrection was more important than the crucifixion. Discuss." Firstly, make sure you define the key terms of the question. In this case it's important to state that the crucifixion is where Jesus was persecuted for his apparent sins against the Romans, and his resurrection is his apparent coming back to life in corporeal form. Secondly, we should present the arguments supporting the statement. In this case, you could mention that the resurrection was more important because it shows Jesus' fully divine status and represents his omnipresence with his people. However, we also must acknowledge the opposing side of the argument: in this case, we might say that some would see the crucifixion to be more important because it demonstrates Jesus making a sacrifice for his people. It is important to reach. conclusion at the end of the introduction in case you run out of time in the exam, this means the examiner can still see the arc of your argument. In this case, my conclusion might be something along the lines of "overall, the resurrection must be said to be more important as it is this that provides most hope for Christians today."