thesis
Writing
(noun)
A statement supported by arguments.
(noun)
A claim that a writer must use evidence to defend.
Communications
(noun)
A concise summary of the argument or main points, usually one to three sentences long.
Examples of thesis in the following topics:
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Defining the Thesis
- Your thesis statement should clearly articulate the purpose and main points of your speech.
- Your thesis statement should clearly articulate the purpose and main points of your speech.
- Think of the thesis as the rocket that will guide the spaceship, that is your speech .
- Defining a thesis is essentially constructing the structural outline of your speech.
- A well-defined thesis is your core thrust and should guide the trajectory of your speech like a well-made rocket.
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Developing Your Thesis
- All speeches must have a point or a main argument – a thesis.
- You take the position that the egg came first as your thesis statement.
- As invested as you might be in your thesis, don't forget to consider the opposition.
- It is important to remember that your thesis statement only addresses one main issue; the ways in which you choose to support your thesis add complexity and depth to your speech.
- Illustrate the best approach for developing a thesis for a speech
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Turning Your Claim Into a Thesis Statement
- These four elements go into making a strong thesis statement.
- The thesis statement, or problem statement, is central to your argument.
- The thesis should appear in the introduction to your paper.
- Thesis statements do not need impressive rhetoric or copious detail.
- The thesis the the first building block of a strong paper
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Introduction and Thesis
- It helps to have already settled on a thesis.
- Your thesis is only valid if it is testable.
- The statement without a thesis: A statement of a fact, opinion, or topic is not a thesis.
- The vague thesis: If your thesis statement is too general, it will not provide a "road map" for readers.
- The oversized thesis claim.
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Introduction to the Thesis Statement
- A strong thesis statement is specific, focused, and holds tension between ideas.
- And it all began with his provocative statement: his thesis.
- There is more than one way to write a thesis statement for an academic paper.
- For now, be sure to collect information on both sides of your thesis.
- Creating a thesis and researching go together.
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Introducing the Topic, Thesis, and Main Points
- Provide an overview of your topic, thesis, and main points early on to show your listeners why they should be interested in your speech.
- Public speakers should introduce a topic and state a thesis (or purpose) as soon as possible.
- Make your initial thesis statement (or the statement of purpose in an informative speech) short and sweet.
- Remember: the thesis statement should summarize your argument in one to three sentences.
- Identify your topic, thesis, and main points early in your speech
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Organizing and Outlining the Speech
- Arrange your speech – your thesis, additional points, and supporting evidence – in a way that will make sense to your audience.
- Think of your thesis like a machine.
- Sometimes it is helpful to break up your thesis into each of these smaller parts, to make the information more easily digestible for your audience.
- Building on the idea of your thesis as machine, you may present your overall, broad idea, then break it down into smaller, logical steps to reach that big idea.
- Introduction and Thesis: Brief description of issues that arise when reading "Hamlet"
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General Purpose
- Examine the general purpose of why you're speaking; every idea in your speech should connect to that purpose to reinforce your thesis.
- As the speaker begins to refine the thesis and create supporting arguments, the pyramid gets narrower and narrower as he or she drives the point home.
- As he or she further hones the purpose and thesis, the speech might trickle down into instruction about why it is important to specify one's privacy settings.
- Whatever the purpose of the speech, before diving into the specifics of the thesis, the speaker must make sure to take a step back to examine the broad, general purpose of why he or she is speaking.
- The widest part is the topic; as the speaker refines and hones his or her purpose into a thesis and supporting arguments, he or she narrows the speech down.
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Supporting Your Thesis
- Your thesis will condense a series of claims into one or two sentences.
- To prove your thesis, you will need to articulate these claims and convince the reader that these claims are true.
- When supporting your thesis, it is important that you establish and maintain your credibility.
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Supporting Your Ideas
- Use a variety of ways to support the ideas and claims that you make with your thesis statement to give your speech depth and dynamics.
- Once you have solidified your position in your thesis statement, you want to back up your thesis with a variety of supporting ideas and examples.
- As you notice commonalties between audience members, the audience and your topic, and you and your audience, appeal to those commonalities to not only establish rapport but also to more easily persuade them to your thesis and claims.
- You might have a particularly complex subject or thesis.