Thesis statements and arguments!

Top of the morning to ya! 

Again hope you're having a great weekend. 

When I read this weeks readings I was quite distracted––I am still a little confused about our final project. But I think that it will all be clear in the end. The readings for this week were very helpful since we ourselves need to write thesis statements and arguments. 

The first text––So What? Who Cares? Was about defining who you're writing for and how are you applying it to the real world or the bigger picture. It is important to adress specific people or groups to answer the question who cares? It is about not losing the readers interest. A good way to adress this is to combine what others say about the matter and what you're trying to say about it. Just providing a thesis statement isn't enough, how will your particular audience know that it is directed to them? You also have to link argument to a larger matter––the bigger picture. Linking it to the real world will explain to the reader why it is important to them, how it affects their lives, and why they should listen.

The comic for this week was about  how to write good arguments to match your claim. Arguments are largely like conversations, they have a format an outline that should be followed. An argument should explain more than one side of the opinion. It should define what we're talking about and also, again, link it to the bigger picture. In order to do so it's important to think about what's at stake? There are some tricks to how to write a good argument, namely recognizing these questions––what, how, who, and why? By using what you get the facts across, how brings up the circumstances, who reflects the relationships, and why represents the reasons. Evidence is extremely important when it comes to writing good arguments. Evidence can be presented by comparison or by experts informed opinions. The claim (thesis statement) and the evidence need to have a firm connection in order to be viewed as credible. It is easy to make up that connection, but it will not withstand in a debate. Make sure that you can backup your claim/thesis statement. 

Have a nice weekend! Enjoy the sun! 

// Isa Out