You can use the phrase “leading cause” to help establish the importance of your topic in the introduction of your argument essay. What does “leading cause” mean? It is the primary thing that makes an event happen, and it is usually used to talk about the main cause of a bad event.
If you would like to increase your automated evaluation score of your introduction to your argument essay on fast food tax, internet censorship, animal rights, abortion, body image, climate change, or immigration, you may want to see how “leading cause” is used in articles about these topics.
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Fast Food Tax
According to studies, the consumption of fast food has increased over the past four decades at an alarming rate. This increased calorie intake is a leading cause of obesity in the USA.
https://omecare.co/resources/blog/fast-food-and-obesity-the-cause-and-effect-relationship/
Internet Censorship
The work of broadcasters like Radio Free Europe were presumed to have been a leading cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
https://www.wired.com/2010/12/st-essay-totalitarians/
Notice in this next example, provided for contrast, how reasons motivate an action but do not cause an event.
Governments block internet content for three main reasons: to maintain political stability, protect national security, and impose traditional social values.
Abortion
Some 68,000 women die of unsafe abortion annually, making it one of the leading causes of maternal mortality (13%).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709326/
Animal Rights
Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction.
https://www.cowspiracy.com/facts
Feminism
Globally, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938904/
MacKinnon sees the eroticization of women’s subordinate status as the leading cause of women’s inequality.
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1266&context=uclf
Body Image
In fact, anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death for females ages 15 to 24.
https://www.projectknow.com/eating-disorders/and-social-media/
Climate Change
By burning fossil fuels and changing how we use the land, human activity has quickly become the leading cause of changes to our climate.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate-change/causes-of-climate-change
Electricity generation is the main cause of carbon pollution in Australia as 73% of our electricity comes from burning coal and 13% from burning gas.
https://www.wwf.org.au/what-we-do/climate/causes-of-global-warming#gs.mic8sv
