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Exercise CMS 1-2
Thesis statements in Chicago papers
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Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.
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Correct. This statement sets up a cause-and-effect claim that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too vague and speculative to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too vague and speculative to be an effective thesis. The other statement sets up a cause-and-effect claim that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement presents an argument that can be developed and supported in a paper. The other statement merely defines what the Elgin Marbles are; it is too factual to make an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement merely defines what the Elgin Marbles are; it is too factual to make an effective thesis. The other statement presents an argument that can be developed and supported in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes a claim that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other sentence merely states facts. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This sentence merely states facts; it does not present a claim that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about what made the American perspective change. The other statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. The other statement makes an assertion about what made the American perspective change. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about the missionaries and sets up an argument that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too broad to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too broad to be an effective thesis. While it describes certain traits of missionaries, it is not focused enough for a five-to-ten-page paper. The other statement makes an assertion about specific missionaries and sets up an argument that can be supported with evidence. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes a claim about the nuns that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. The other statement makes a claim about the nuns that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about the success of the CCP that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This sentence states a fact rather than an assertion. The other statement makes an assertion about the success of the CCP that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about US preparedness that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too vague to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too vague and unassertive to be an effective thesis. The other statement makes an assertion about the Japanese attack that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about Julian’s achievements that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too vague to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too vague and unassertive to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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Correct. This statement makes an assertion about the protests that can be supported with evidence in a paper. The other statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
Sorry. This statement is too factual to be an effective thesis. The other statement makes an assertion about the protests that can be supported with evidence in a paper. For more help, see section CMS-1a.
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