Good+Thesis+vs.+Bad+Thesis

​ 1. A strong thesis statement takes some sort of stand.Remember that your thesis needs to show your conclusions about a subject. For example, if you are writing a paper for a class on fitness, you might be asked to choose a popular weight-loss product to evaluate. Here are two thesis statements: This is a weak thesis statement. First, it fails to take a stand. Second, the phrase //negative and positive aspects // is vague. This is a strong thesis because it takes a stand, and because it's specific.  2. A strong thesis statement justifies discussion. Your thesis should indicate the point of the discussion. If your assignment is to write a paper on kinship systems, using your own family as an example, you might come up with either of these two thesis statements: This is a weak thesis because it merely states an observation. Your reader won’t be able to tell the point of the statement, and will probably stop reading. This is a strong thesis because it shows how your experience contradicts a widely-accepted view. A good strategy for creating a strong thesis is to show that the topic is controversial. Readers will be interested in reading the rest of the essay to see how you support your point.  3. A strong thesis statement expresses one main idea. Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. If your thesis statement expresses more than one idea, then you might confuse your readers about the subject of your paper. For example: This is a weak thesis statement because the reader can’t decide whether the paper is about marketing on the Internet or Web pages. To revise the thesis, the relationship between the two ideas needs to become more clear. One way to revise the thesis would be to write: This is a strong thesis because it shows that the two ideas are related. Hint: a great many clear and engaging thesis statements contain words like //because //, //since //, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">so //, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">although //, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">unless //, and //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">however //. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. A strong thesis statement is specific. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you keep your paper to a manageable topic. For example, if you're writing a seven-to-ten page paper on hunger, you might say: <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This is a weak thesis statement for two major reasons. First, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">world hunger // can’t be discussed thoroughly in seven to ten pages. Second, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">many causes and effects // is vague. You should be able to identify specific causes and effects. A revised thesis might look like this: <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This is a strong thesis statement because it narrows the subject to a more specific and manageable topic, and it also identifies the specific causes for the existence of hunger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> How to tell a Good thesis from a Bad Thesis: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">There are some negative and positive aspects to the Banana Herb Tea Supplement. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Because Banana Herb Tea Supplement promotes rapid weight loss that results in the loss of muscle and lean body mass, it poses a potential danger to customers. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">My family is an extended family. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">While most American families would view consanguineal marriage as a threat to the nuclear family structure, many Iranian families, like my own, believe that these marriages help reinforce kinship ties in an extended family. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Companies need to exploit the marketing potential of the Internet, and Web pages can provide both advertising and customer support. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Because the Internet is filled with tremendous marketing potential, companies should exploit this potential by using Web pages that offer both advertising and customer support. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">World hunger has many causes and effects. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hunger persists in Glandelinia because jobs are scarce and farming in the infertile soil is rarely profitable. **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">