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I assume that you are trying to write an outline for a magazine article that you are supposed to write. Topic sentences can seem to be more complicated than they actually are. First of all, the topic for your article is the idea or question that you are trying to present. You can write it as either a statement or a question in order to organize your outline. Your outline will answer the questions by presenting the points that you want to make along with the information that you want to provide for your audience. For an ...

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