The thesis is simply the Conclusion in the Argument. The thesis must be strong. It should not be obvious or ambiguous. It must support one side in full.
- It is the most important part of the paper, everything you write will be judged based off the thesis
Tips
- A thesis must be something that you can disagree about. A reasonable person may disagree with you
- Don’t spend too much time on the thesis, you can establish this post-haste
- Make the thesis an answer to one of your own questions or something you found interesting
- Look at all conceptual parts, gather it all together as an explanation, this is probably 50% of your paper
- Step back and form a thesis
- You need the ideas in your head before you form an opinion