What is a good thesis?
1. A thesis is specific. If your ideas are vague, there is an excellent chance that your paper will be confusing. Although general terms can be narrowed and defined elsewhere in the paper, a good thesis supplies a specific subject and a clear direction for your paper. The specific facts, details and examples that you use will help to clarify the idea that you are trying to express. • Poor: Aerobic exercise is good for you. • Better: Aerobic exercise may be part of a weight loss program, but t is also the way to a healthy heart. • a thesis must: a). contain an arguable point; b) control the entire argument; c) provide a structure for your argument. 2. A thesis is restrictive. A good thesis deals with restricted bite-sized issues, issues that would otherwise require a lifetime of writing. Just as you need to narrow the subject of a thesis statement, so you will need to narrow the assertion about the subject. When you restrict the scope of your assertions in the thesis your writing will b
