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Now, agree with Susan or not, the reader absolutely knows where she stands (her thesis) and how she came to that conclusion (her three examples or substantiations).
Generally, three is the magic number, so any thesis should be coupled with three "proofs," or what I called "substantiations" earlier.Â
Three is not set in stone, but it¡¯s a good number to aim for. One proof might be too skimpy; five might overwhelm the reader. It really depends on the subject matter and the writer¡¯s knowledge and ability. (For a further explanation and illustration of thesis statements, please visit http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay/ .)
In my next article, I¡¯ll show how to turn the three proofs in the thesis statement into the body of the writing itself and, along the way, into topic sentences that introduce the substantiating paragraphs that comprise the body.
After a career in journalism that started in the 1970s, Gary McCarty is now semi-retired and facilitating university classes while writing and producing his Weblog, http://grammarsucks.com.














