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Title: Thesis Statements


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Thesis Statements
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What is a Thesis Statement?
  • A thesis statement informs readers in a concise
    manner regarding your intention in writing the
    paper.

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Working Thesis
  • You may write and rewrite a thesis several times
    while developing an essay.

4
Characteristics of an Effective Thesis Statement
  • A thesis is only one sentence. One of the most
    common mistakes students make is to write a
    number of sentences and call it a thesis. A
    thesis statement, however, is singular and must
    be only one sentence consisting of 25 words or
    fewer.
  • A thesis makes an assertion (your opinion)
    related to the topic of the essay. It is what you
    want to prove in your essay.

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Characteristics of an Effective Thesis Statement
  • The thesis must always be located near the end of
    your introduction.
  • Everything in your paper must support, be related
    to, or point back to your thesis statement.
  • Although a thesis is an opinion, that opinion
    must be one a reasonable person might agree with
    or argue against.

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Characteristics of an Effective Thesis Statement
  • A thesis answers the questions How? or Why?
  • A thesis passes the So what? testwhat does
    this topic have to do with anything? Why should I
    care? Why should others care?

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • A thesis statement is not
  • a fact or observation.
  • Incorrect The United States has many homeless
    people.
  • Correct Because the homeless population is still
    widespread in the United States, Congress,
    organizations, and individuals must do more to
    improve the problem.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • a generalization.
  • Incorrect Men take all the good jobs and get
    paid more.
  • Correct Recent research shows men are still
    earning a significant amount more than women in
    the same positions therefore, employers and the
    government must do more to narrow this gap.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • an exaggeration
  • Incorrect Fad diets are extremely unhealthy.
  • Correct Many fad diets are dangerous because
    they may harm the human body, they often lack
    proper nutrients, and they may easily cause a
    person to regain original weight.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • a question.
  • Incorrect Is it right for the media to portray
    women the way they do?
  • Correct The media and Hollywood portray women as
    very beautiful and thin doing so has a negative
    effect on young girls self-esteem.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • too broad.
  • Incorrect All animals are unique.
  • Correct The hippopotamus is one of the most
    unusual and interesting animals within the animal
    kingdom.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • too narrow.
  • Incorrect The song Cop Killa is offensive.
  • Correct Music with vulgar language or
    inappropriate messages may negatively influence
    young children and teenagers.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • an announcement.
  • Incorrect This essay talks about how legalizing
    marijuana is incorrect.
  • Correct Marijuana must not be legalized because
    it will lead to greater social ills.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • vague or general.
  • Incorrect Jane Austen was a good author.
  • Correct Jane Austen was one of the greatest
    authors of all time because of her unique use of
    characterization and plots detailing significant
    social issues.

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Thesis Statement Fallacies
  • written in first person.
  • Incorrect I believe second-hand smoke is bad for
    people.
  • Correct People of all ages should avoid
    second-hand smoke because it poses one of the
    deadliest health risks today.
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