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The primary purposes are:

- To establish the essay's main idea.

- To introduce the subtopics of the essay.  

A compare and contrast essay is a type of writing that develops the similarities and differences between two things. In this case, two genres.

It is important to begin a compare and contrast essay with a thesis statement.

This statement will state the main idea of the writing and outline the most salient points.

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to establish the essay's main idea

to introduce the subtopics of the essay

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