Despite the author claiming that this is a fact, this statement is likely a claim of definition. Fundamental features of life would need to be defined.

1. This article was written in 2019 in June. The context of this is important because it was written during pride month when maybe the trans community was getting more attention (positive and negative) than usual and the author wrote this article to speak up.

1. The author is Simone D Sun. This line shows that they are very passionate about what they are writing about and all of the writing is based around their research and written in their perspective

1. this line speaks to the genre because the genre is scientific. The author uses a lot of research, quotes experts, and uses scientific rhetoric to defend their claims

1. The purpose of this speech is to help people understand that biology and chromosomes are a lot more complicated than they appear on the surface. This links science to the transgender experience

1. This line directly reflects who the intended audience is. The author assumes that the audience will be people who have a very basic understanding of how biology and chromosomes work. She references a simple fact that "Nearly everyone.. learned" and then goes on to base her arguments around this fact.

1. This line states the subject of the article, previewing what the main points will be. It summarizes that the text will cover how scientific research relates to the transgender experience. By doing this, it will effectively rebut the misinformation that the author claims is being spread.

3.This first line shows the exigence of the article, or what motivated the author to write this article. It essentially stemmed from groups on the internet spreading hateful, false rhetoric in order to influence the opinions of their readers. The author of this article, however, recognized the potential dangers of this, and therefore, wrote this article.