The comment: Unclear thesis

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Understanding the comment

When readers point out that your thesis is unclear, the comment often signals that they have a hard time identifying your essay’s main point.

Strategies for revising

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Drafting an introduction

Placing the thesis statement in the introduction

Stating your position in your introduction

Backing up the thesis with lines of argument

Drafting a working thesis

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Putting your working thesis to the “So what?” test

Testing a working thesis statement