HISTORY 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hypercholesterolemia, Thesis Statement, Adige
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Remember, before your essay is written, your thesis remains tentative. You do not have to follow the rigid formula below, but it may help you getting started. A thesis statement consists of: (1) a concessive clause ("although such and such") or (as so and so has demonstrated). If you do not concede something, you will appear conceited and unreasonable. This is the heart of your argument -- the thing you will prove. The subject of the main clause should be the subject of the paper. Do not present it in the form of "i will show" or "i hope to prove. " You can say i argue" or better even simply state your claim. (3) a "because" clause. This will force you to summarize support for your thesis as concisely as possible. It also already points to the relevance of your intervention.
