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Thesis Statement: An arguable main idea in nonfiction writing. In nonfiction writing, the thesis is the claim being made which must be supported by evidence.
Thesis Statement: An arguable main idea in nonfiction writing. In nonfiction writing, the thesis is the claim being made which must be supported by evidence.
A thesis will:
- Be arguable.
- Be reasonable/logical.
- Be based on a lot of evidence.
- Avoid being simplistic or obvious.
- Include reasons.
- Be a complete thought, not a topic.
- Include context.
Examples of Strong Thesis Statements:
Even though food riots are primarily blamed for the French Revolution (1789-1799), the root cause of the revolution was the heavy taxation of the French people throughout the 1700s.
The Roman Empire crumbled because of internal rather than external problems; even though invasion from outside groups weakened the empire, the real causes of Rome’s fall were political corruption, the mismanagement of money, and economic inequality.
Examples of Weak Thesis Statements:
My thesis is that it was stupid of King Henry VIII to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
In this paper, I will argue that slavery is bad.
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