The author establishes the flavour for the rest of their article.
Planting the seed in the reader’s mind…
In an attempt to villainise…
Seeking to dissolve any idea in the reader’s mind that…
This positions readers to place their sentiments in line with the author..
Inclines the reader to…
By turning the eye of the reader…
In linking x (author) with y, (author) provides readers with a challenge.