Thesis Statements

Is this a thesis?: How Common is violence between partners in dating relationships?

True or False: Writers try to persuade readers that their thesis is valid.

An important part of college education is learning to better understand others’ points of view.

Be suspicious of thesis statements that use words: real, accurate, believable, right, and good.

Weak or Strong?: I’m writing about Darwin’s concerns with evolution in The Origin of Species.

Weak or Strong: The economic situation is bad.

What's wrong here: From cartoons to adventure shows there is too much violence on TV.

What's wrong here: Shopping malls are wonderful places.

Some argue that video games cultivate violence, but in reality, they encourage problem-solving.

Weak or strong? Marijuana should be legalized because it has proven medicinal properties.

Weak or Strong? And effective leader's drive to succeed can also make the leader domineering.

What's wrong with this: This paper will address the characteristics of a good manager.

The tax policies reduce the tax burden on the middle class by sacrificing education programs.

Your thesis should make a claim with which it would be possible for readers to disagree.

Convert narrow categories claims to more generic assertions.

Be skeptical of your first (often semiautomatic) response to a subject.

Is this a thesis?: Violence occurs in a fifth of dating relationships among students.

True or False: The entire work of writing develops and supports the idea of the thesis.

Weak or strong: Violent revolutions have had both positive and negative results for man.

What's wrong here: Othello is a play about love and jealousy.

Weak or Strong?: Using part-time professors in college undermines the education of students.

What's wrong here: The jeans industry targets its advertisements to appeal to young adults.