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Thesis Statements

Example

In this example of a thesis it shows both weak and strong thesis statements. The example used is referred to a paper on 19-century American, and show how two different writers can state the same thing but portray it differently.

Example of a weak thesis statement:

"The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different."

This is a weak thesis statement because it is too dryly stated. It fails to provide the reader with the writer stance nor does it include any additional introducion statements about the rest of the paper.

Example of a strong thesis statement:

"While both sides fought the Civil War over the issue of slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while the South fought to preserve its own institutions."

This statement not only introduces the topic of the arguement but it also gives a brief example of what more is to come. This statement draws in the audience in a more intriguing way and is more likely to maintain their attention.