Thesis
Statements
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Support your Thesis

A thesis makes a claim, and as such needs to be supported through

  • arguments that are cogent and numerous enough to satisfy the critical reader
  • evidence for these arguments in the form of facts and examples.
After each draft and during editing, check to be sure your arguments are cogent to the thesis. If you find your evidence and your arguments are not supporting the thesis, it may be that you need to redefine the thesis. The best theses are frequently developed through this reiterative process.