Question: Is it legitimate to say "On the other hand, …" in a text where you have not first used "On the one hand, …"?
Answer: The generalization that "on the other hand" always needs a matching instance of "on (the) one hand" preceding it is simply false.
For more, see this post on the Language Log.
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