Sample thesis statements

You can make an argument, and thus your thesis would be your Main Claim:

1. The issue of low income housing in Seattle takes shape through different definitions of community.

2. We can understand arguments surrounding Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan in the way different appeals are designed for different audiences.

3. The logic of persuasion used by sports pundits shapes how an audience experiences the Super Bowl.

You can also state your thesis/main claim as a question:

1. How do advocates for less expensive college textbooks make their case?

2. How do advocate’s solutions to end sex trafficking shape how people understand the problem of sex trafficking?

3. How does the logic of persuasion shape free speech debates surrounding groups like Westboro Baptist Church?

*Your paper is then an answer to the above questions, or in the first set of examples, your paper is support for your Main Claim.