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It is a focused statement that summarizes the main argument and broadcasts the order in which the ideas will be discussed. Thesis statements have three parts: the topic, the claim, and the major points. The claim is your argument, opinion, or stance that will be supported by your evidence and examples. You present the evidence in the list of major points. Examine the thesis statements below.  \nStress in the fast-food workplace has led to serious physical, psychological, and emotional problems for employees.  \nTopic: Workplace stress for fast-food workers  \nClaim: Stress causes problems  \nPoints: The paper will examine three areas: physical, psychological and emotional (to support the claim) .  \nThe Japanese automobile industry has been invigorated by foreign competition, which has forced it to create more economical production techniques and creative, targeted branding for its cars.  \nTopic: The relationship between the Japanese car industry and the foreign car industry  \nClaim: The outside car industry caused the Japanese industry to change. Points: The paper will examine two areas:  \nfirst production techniques and second branding (to support the claim) .  \nIn George Orwell’s allegory, Animal Farm, he argues that political power leads to corruption as seen through Major’s influence, the pig’s philosophy, and political rivalry amongst animals.  \nTopic: The allegory Animal Farm  \nClaim: Political power leads to corruption  \nPoints: The paper will examine three topics: Major’s influence, the pig’s philosophy, and political rivalry amongst animals (to support the claim) .  \nPurpose of a Thesis Statement  \nNow that we have a better understanding of the three elements ofa thesis statement, let’s examine why thesis statements are crucial to a paper.  \nFor a Reader  \nThesis statements act as a roadmap that drive readers from one paragraph to another. Having a thesis statement gives the reader a “notice” on points that will be discussed in the paper. Moreover, having a thesis statement gives the reader a reason to continue reading. Without a statement to provide structure, readers would be left confused and disengaged.  \nFor a Writer  \nWhen drafting your own paper, a thesis statement can help clarify your focus and help organize your paper. Your claim should be referred to throughout the paper, and your points can help structure the body paragraphs. In this manner, a thesis statement acts as a planning tool to organize your ideas. Keep in mind that while drafting your paper, your claim or supporting points can change; with it, your thesis statement should be updated as well.  \nFor Different Disciplines  \nWhile thesis statements should contain a topic, claim, and points, these elements can be characterized differently depending on the discipline.  \nLiterature: In general, literary thesis statements tend to be an interpretive argument (claim) with evidence (points). Keep in mind that claims in literature papers are “reasonable but contestable”(Hacker and Sommers) .  \nThesis Example: In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch demonstrates that despite challenges, there is always good in humanity [INTERPRETIVE ARGUMENT] through justice, determination, and empathy [EVIDENCE] .  \nScience: Scientific papers include the motivation for experiment, design of experiment, and meaning of results (Hacker and Sommers) . Therefore, their thesis statement can be viewed as the statement of objectives and statement of hypotheses. Rather than a contestable claim, like in literature thesis statements, a scientific thesis answers the “why” and “so what” questions for choosing the experiment.  \nExample: Previous studies have found that for “both male and female Zebra Finches, orange leg bands (which are similar to natural leg color) proved to be of intermediate preference (Burley, 1981 and 1982)”(Wri","cbCaipo1Pzbg8U2w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipo1Pzbg8U2w","pdf",319431,8,"English","# The Role of a Thesis Statement\n## Three parts of a thesis statement\n# Purpose of a Thesis Statement\n## For a reader\n## For a writer\n## For different disciplines\n# Characteristics of a Strong Thesis","[{\"question\":\"What are the three parts of a thesis statement?\",\"answer\":\"A thesis statement includes the topic, the claim, and the major points. 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