Argument and Thesis Statement Workshop

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English 122: Composition II Ancillary Materials

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Thesis Checklist

Use this checklist to assure that your thesis statement is both complete and compelling.

My thesis statement

addresses my selected topic clearly and specifically.

articulates a persuasive argument, position, or claim.

includes a premise (or premises) and a conclusion.

is logical and reasonable.

is not a false or faulty premise, and is free of rhetorical fallacies.

accounts for or anticipates potential counter-arguments.

Additional Reading:

“Thesis Generator” (Ashford Writing Center) Ashford University https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUWC.12.4/sections/sec3.3#sec3.3

“Argument” (The Writing Center) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/argument/

“What is an Argumentative Essay?” (Purdue OWL) Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/

“Rhetorical Fallacies?” (Undergraduate Writing Center) University of Texas at Austin http://www.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/rhetorical-fallacies

  1. Addresses Topic: Off
  2. Persuasive Argument: Off
  3. Premise + Conclusion: Off
  4. Logical + Reasonable: Off
  5. Rhetorical Fallacies: Off
  6. Counter-Arguments: Off