What Is Meant by Defend Your Thesis ?

Question

I don't quite get it .. is it you write your thesis presenting the facts and in it your arguing / presenting your thoughts on it and then when you go in front of the board they disagree with your view and you have to defend what your view of the subject was ? or what you wrote?

give me some examples
of a subject and what they might do to get you to defend what you wrote . Just so I can get a clear picture .

My thesis is about ..1910 comet fear .. they say the reaf of the comet halley came from 1835 but in my view the astronomers made it worse . one year before 1910 astronomers anounced " as earth moves into comet halleys tail we will be going thru cyanide poisining . " and panic ensued .
I want to arguement that astronmers started it

Answer 1

Good question, but interstingly, it has been part of the protocol for a long, long time. Maybe a better way of putting it would be to provide opportunity for more "in-depth" Q & A, as well as other interested parties to come to the "defense" and ask questions. When I "defended" my thesis, I was required to send notice inviting all of the faculty and grad students to come...no one did, of course.

Answer 2

I believe a thesis is your main idea that you're trying to prove like, Justinian's many accomplishments helped revive Greeek and Roamn culture in the Byzantine Empire. Defending that thesis would then giving facts to support that like, he ordered the creation of the Justinian Code from reviewing Roman law.

Answer 3

when you create a thesis, obviously you don't just conjure these out of your own head. it's a little like the law. it isn't necessarily justice but how it is interpreted at the present time. many precedents are used to solidify your stand on a present opinion.

therefore when you present a thesis you are expected to also present references as to where you received your knowledge, if required.

i hope this meets your need.

Answer 4

You need to pick a topic and put your slant on it. Ex) Smoking is bad for your health. Now you need to defend your position that smoking is bad for your health. You need to address issues from the readers of your essay such as why is smoking bad for your health and address arguements presented by people who just enjoy smoking. Ex) Smoking causes lung cancer or while some people smoke because it seems to relax them, they may not be aware of how much damage 2nd hand smoke is to those around them. Hope that helps.