The introduction should serve as a foundation to your argument and give context to the controversial topic. The context may include previous research or scholarship to build credibility and show readers that you are an expert in the field, definitions to provide a better understanding to readers, and clearly state what you perceive to be a problem. With this in mind, the introduction section should address the following guiding questions: (not necessarily in this particular order)
1. What is the misconception/(mis)representation?
2. Who is impacted by this particular misconception/(mis)representation?
3. Where is the source of this misconception/(mis)representation?
4. How has the misconception/(mis)representation evolved?
5. Why is the misconception/(mis)representation a problem and why do we need to address it?