Sometimes you need to revise a working thesis because it has a problem. It might be too factual, too broad, too narrow, or too vague, or it might be merely a question.

Fixing your thesis is easier if you have a method or an approach. Here are five approaches to fixing common problems with working thesis statements:

Revising a thesis that is too factual

Revising a thesis that is merely a question

Revising a thesis that is too broad

Revising a thesis that is too narrow

Revising a thesis that is too vague