Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would best orient the audience and provide an engaging introduction to the topic of the first paragraph?
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O The process of domestication varies by species.
O As any pet owner knows, dogs and cats are very different.
O Domestication is the taming of an animal and then keeping it as a pet or as a farm animal.
O The natural instincts of dogs and cats toward one another are usually antagonistic, but pet owners can help foster friendly relationships between their pets.
O The natural instincts of dogs and cats toward one another are usually antagonistic, but pet owners can help foster friendly relationships between their pets.

This sentence would best orient the audience and provide an engaging introduction. This is because it is first defining what domestication is. The audience is made aware of the definition of the word and they are able to get a hint of what the discussion is about. The definition is used an opening sentence. An opening sentence is important as it is able to capture the attention of the audience. It should be put in a way that it will make the audience want to listen or read more. An opening sentence gives an overview of the subject and this therefore means it should be concise.

An opening sentence should be able to raise a question in the audience mind. If possible one can even begin by asking a question instead. Making the audience raise a question is important as it means their attention has been captured. The importance of making an audience raise a question is that they will spend a fraction of their time thinking about it and this will mean that they will stay till the end of the discussion, looking forward to their question being answered.

One should also add a little bit of momentum because the audience would not listen throughout the discussion. This will be a way of capturing the audience' attention back before proceeding.

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