Argumentative Thesis Statement

What would the claim be in this statement? Whipping horses in a race is an inhumane practice because it causes fear in the animal and ruins their spirit.

• Whipping horses is inhumane

• causes fear

• ruins their spirit

• Whipping horses

What would the topic be in this statement? Whipping horses in a race is an inhumane practice because it causes fear in the animal and ruins their spirit.

• Whipping horses is inhumane

• causes fear

• ruins their spirit

• Whipping horses

What would the reasons be in this statement? Whipping horses in a race is an inhumane practice because it causes fear in the animal and ruins their spirit. (Select two answers.)

• Whipping horses is inhumane

• causes fear

• ruins their spirit

• Whipping horses

Identify the topic: Athletes should be allowed to use steroids because it allows them to be more competitive and athletes will do it anyway.

• more competitive

• athletes do it anyway

• Steroid use by athletes

• Athletes should be allowed to use steroids

Identify the claim: Athletes should be allowed to use steroids because it allows them to be more competitive and athletes will do it anyway.

• more competitive

• athletes do it anyway

• Steroid use by athletes

• Athletes should be allowed to use steroids

Identify the reasons: Athletes should be allowed to use steroids because it allows them to be more competitive and athletes will do it anyway.

• more competitive

• athletes do it anyway

• Steroid use by athletes

• Athletes should be allowed to use steroids

Identify the opposing thesis statement: Athletes should be allowed to use steroids because it allows them to be more competitive and athletes will do it anyway.

• Athletes should not be allowed to use steroids

• Athletes should get to use steroids

• because it helps them compete

• Athletes should be allowed to use steroids

Identify the opposing thesis statement: Whipping horses in a race is an inhumane practice because it causes fear in the animal and ruins their spirit.

• Whipping horses is inhumane

• it doesn't hurt the anial

• Whipping horses is not inhumane because...

• Whipping horses

A thesis statement appears for the first time where in an essay?

• introduction paragraph

• body paragraph

• closing paragraph

• None of the above

The thesis statement appears in the:

• beginning of paragraph 1

• in the middle of paragarph 1

• in the last body paragraph

• at the end of paragraph 1