INI100H1 Lecture : Notes taken during lecture
10 Feb 2011
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Lecture feb. 10/2011 (continuation of lecture 13 ) are the facts common knowledge: if so, may not need to give reference . disputed facts or recently published data, need to cite. distinctive or authoritative ideas: should cite. primary claim is the thesis: what some feature or features might mean about some subject. avoid : staying the same throughout the essay. In contrast, a more effective thesis evolves by gaining complexity and accuracy: still have a thesis, adequacy considered from various angles, have multiple perspectives, weak theses most easily detected by predictability, repetiveness. weak thesis gaps in argument: there may be counterarguments that are ignored . 5-paragraph form: don"t use this formula as template for the material, use material to structure, simplistic restrict thinking and development of ideas www. notesolution. com. Uh-oh static thesis alert: don"t need only 3 points, thesis depends on the evidence.
