What is the purpose of the transitional word or phrase used in the following sentence: I normally do not listen to country music because I have simply never had any interest in it. Likewise, I do not listen to bluegrass, folk, or really anything that comes out of Nashville.

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jgirl128 · Answer

I'm not sure how long your response is supposed to be, but in this sentence, "likewise" is used to connect the writer's ideas. they state their opinion and then decide to add onto it, so they used "likewise" to connect the thoughts.