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What is the difference between a thesis and an argument?

What is the difference between a thesis and an argument?

A thesis statement is a sentence in which you state an argument about a topic and then describe, briefly, how you will prove your argument. This is an argument, but not yet a thesis: “The movie ‘JFK’ inaccurately portrays President Kennedy.”

What is a bad thesis?

Sometimes a thesis ultimately says, “we should be good,” or “bad things are bad.” Such thesis statements are tautological or so universally accepted that there is no need to prove the point. Bad Thesis 1: Although we have the right to say what we want, we should avoid hurting other people’s feelings.

Do all papers need a thesis?

Not all essays require thesis statements. Seriously, though, an essay is a just a short-form piece of writing, and not every piece of writing is designed to lay out a specific argument. But most are, and therefore most require thesis statements. Let’s take a look at the kinds of essays that do and those that don’t.

What are the main parts of a thesis?

4 Parts of the Thesisthe introduction of the topic,the theoretical basis,the implementation of the project,the research results, and.the discussion.