Various forms of persuasion are often used in College writing. It involves convincing other people about the logical and interesting points of view on the study subjects. The skills are regularly practiced daily in life as part of academic arguments and follow predictable writing patterns. After a brief topic introduction, one is required to state the topic’s point of view directly in a thesis statement. This serves as the summary of arguments to be made in whole paper and tell readers the way of interpretation of the discussion subject matters.
The essay body’s aim should be gathering and organizing the evidence that would persuade the reader’s interpretation logic. A thesis should, therefore, be created based on the lengthy thinking processes. The first step after studying the essay assignments should be collection and organization of evidence, looking out for possible relationships between facts as contrasts and similarities and the importance of the relationships. Once this is done, a “working thesis” should be established to present the main ideas and arguments that should be supported by various evidence. The arguments would then require adjustments along the development processes. The writer should use all the different techniques for the stimulation of thinking and help in the clarification of relationships and comprehension of the broader significances of topics and arrive at the thesis statements. There are also different ways of determining whether the thesis is strong. The first method is through running it by the instructor and making appointments at the Writing Centers to get helpful feedbacks. Secondly, one could do some individual evaluation of the thesis. During the thesis review of the first draft, the writer should check whether they answered the questions correctly. A re-reading of the question prompts after the construction of the working thesis could also help in fixing of the arguments that would miss the question focus. The second factor the writer should consider is to establish whether he or she has taken positions that would be challenged by others. For instance, if the thesis is one that only states facts that none would disagree with; it would be possible that the writer has merely provided a summary, rather an argument.
A writer should also ensure that the thesis statement is specific. A thesis statement that is too vague often lacks strong arguments. For example, if the thesis includes words as “successful” or “good,” the writer should ensure it is more specific to reveal the reasons behind the goodness and what mainly makes it successful. One should also establish whether the thesis passes the “So what?” test. If readers’ initial response would be “So what?” then the writer would need to make clarifications, to forge relationships and connect the arguments. It would also be vital to determining whether the essay specifically supports the thesis without any controversial meanings. If the thesis and essay body is not connected, then one of them would have to change to bring out a logical sense. It would be right to change the working thesis to reflect the things that one shall have figured out in the writing process. It would also be crucial for a writer always to remember to reassess and revise the writing as a fundamental necessity. One should also ensure that the thesis passes the “why” and “how?” test. If the reader’s first response is “why” or “how?”, then it would indicate that the thesis lacks the proper guidance for the readers and would be too open-ended.