Malcolm has no friends except for his brother. He would desperately love to date women, but he is certain that no woman would be interested in him, and is fearful that other people would ridicule his public behavior. Malcolm tried a dating service but was convinced that the secretary was trying to get rid of him because he was such a poor candidate. Any thought of meeting a woman in public causes him to experience an intense fear of rejection. The MOST likely diagnosis for Malcolm is personality disorder.

You have previously chosen a side to an issue, stated a claim, and you have written ideas about your claim in your argument organizer. now you will use your ideas from the organizer (and tips from this lesson) to write the introduction to your argument. in your introduction, remember to include: basic information on your topic a reason to care about the issue your specific claim that is clearly focused on your issue (exclude all personal feelings and the pronoun “i”) write three or more complete sentences write in formal style using the third person point of view. use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.