Introduction: The Negative Type

The Negative Introduction type of introduction, haha! means merely stating in the first sentence what you are NOT going to write about in your essay, and then stating what you ARE going to write about in the thesis.

Model structure:

This essay is not about/My aim in this essay is not to ...... . Instead I am going to focus on .... . I am also going to ...... . And finally/ And last, but not least I am going to ..... .

The first sentence introduces the negative introduction. The final three sentences illustrate the (positive) points of argumentation.

Inspired by:

Kane, T (2003). Oxford Essential Guide to Writing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.