what is your thesis statement? what kinds of supporting paragraphs (examples,details,definitions,analsis,divis

Question

division and classification, process analysis, comparison/contrast, cause/effect) will be appropriate to support this thesis for your persuasive essay? explain your answer???

Answer 1

Looks like you are being asked to write a thesis statement for a persuasive essay, and then to plan how you will defend that thesis, giving justification for the method you choose.

A thesis statement gives your argument in the paper. It should generally be debateable (i.e. someone could choose an opposing side, so nothing like "Puppies are cute" or "WWII was a huge conflict"), concise, and proveable with the evidence in your paper. It usually is the last sentence in your introductory paragraph.

For a persuasive essay, your thesis will be (duh) persuading your audience to do or believe something. For example, "While alternative methods should be used whenever possible, animal experimentation is still a necessary sacrifice that must continue for medicine to advance."

The second part of your prompt is asking you to choose an organizational method for your paper. Here's what I'm guessing your teacher means:

1) division and classification: You'd divide some problem into parts, and then classify the parts into groups. Like if you were making an argument about global warming, you might divide the reasons we should be concerned into environmental, political, and social ones.

2) process analysis: You'd explain the steps by which a process takes place. So again for global warming, you'd explain how this got to be such a huge problem.

3) comparison/contrast: I'm sure you've done this a million times. Talk about how two things are the same, and how they're different.

4) cause/effect: Again, pretty self-explanatory. Give one or more causes for some outcome--for global warming, maybe a lot of political/economic reasons the U.S. has been reluctant to accept global warming as a huge problem.

So you'd want to choose one of those organizational structures, and explain how the one you chose is good for helping to prove your thesis statement.

Answer 2

That's a pretty broad question - what is your subject? Here's an example of Thesis Statements:

Example of an analytical thesis statement:

An analysis of the college admission process reveals two principal problems facing counselors: accepting students with high test scores or students with strong extracurricular backgrounds.

The paper that follows should:

explain the analysis of the college admission process
explain the two problems facing admissions counselors
Example of an expository (explanatory) thesis statement:

The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.
The paper that follows should:

explain how students spend their time studying, attending class, and socializing with peers
Example of an argumentative thesis statement:

High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.
The paper that follows should:

present an argument and give evidence to support the claim that students should pursue community projects before entering college.

Answer 3

It is asking you to
1. State your thesis ( your argument - this is the stand you will prove)
2. Decide how you will defend your argument - show proof, by examples, by analysis of separate parts or processesses, comparison/ contrast or cause and effect - which of these persuasive organizational patterns is best suited to your topic and thesis and why is it the best choice.

Answer 4

for supporting details in the body of the essay, you can use facts and statistics that support your thesis,specific examples, quotations, and reasons. State your position clearly, answer any possible objections, show clear reasoning, and conclude with a summary of your position or a call to action.