How do you construct a thesis statement? [closed]
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I have read any essay making tips and they said that the thesis statement is key to the thesis. So I tried to make one based on a question.
So assume question like this:
Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.
And I create a thesis statement based on that question:
In this essay, I will arguing that overpopulation may cause prevalent famine and increasing numbers of unemployment.
Is this thesis statement correct? I feel that I should include my solution in the thesis statement, but it will make the statement become too long. What should I do?
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I am pretty sure this isn't a proper question for this site, but I will answer.
First, it's "I will argue" and not "I will arguing."
Second, it's "cause unemployment" or "cause increasing numbers of unemployed workers" or "lead to a higher rate of unemployment."
But that's just grammar (I assume English is not your first language as these are things a native speaker wouldn't get wrong, especially not the first one).
Make your thesis statement stand on its own. Don't tell the reader it's a thesis statement. So no "In this essay" or "I will argue." Just tell us what overpopulation does to urban areas. Then prove it.
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Your thesis statement should express the main idea of your paper. So if you're discussing problems and solutions, the thesis statement should include both the problems and the solutions.
The thesis statement should be specific. You've got that part down in your example: not "overpopulation may cause problems", but "overpopulation may cause famine and unemployment".
As @Cyn points out, "I will argue" is unnecessary - let the thesis statement stand on its own.
So, to use your example, your thesis statement could be along the lines of
Famine and unemployment caused by overpopulation may be prevented through government policies A, B, C.
For more information, look here, for example: the University of Illinois explanation about how to write a thesis statement. (Of the first five google results for 'thesis statement', I found this one the most comprehensive.)
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