A thesis statement is a single sentence that encapsulates the main argument or essence of your paper. It supplies a roadmap for your readers, explaining the scope of your argument and revealing ...

A forecasting statement introduces the reader to the points in your thesis, reducing each point to one or two words. It mentions these points in the same order as the essay, similar to an outline.

Writing and research manuals like Umberto Eco’s “How to Write a Thesis” offer a vision of our best selves, Hua Hsu wrote, in 2015.

This week, we finally get to see President Obama's thesis statement. For weeks, we've seen the rest of the paragraph begin to be filled in: the structure of a contrast between Republicans and ...