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  2. Thesis statement - Wikipedia

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    The "thesis statement" comes from the concept of a thesis (θέσῐς, thésis) as it was articulated by Aristotle in Topica. Aristotle's definition of a thesis is "a conception which is contrary to accepted opinion." He also notes that this contrary view must come from an informed position; not every contrary view is a thesis. [3]

  3. Persuasive writing - Wikipedia

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    The thesis statement, usually at the end of the introduction, should clearly articulate the writer's position on the topic. This statement serves as a roadmap for the reader, indicating what to expect in the following paragraphs. [3] Body Paragraphs: Each body paragraph should focus on a single main idea that supports the thesis.

  4. Milton's Prosody - Wikipedia

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    although most lines have the standard five stresses, there are examples of lines with only three and four stresses. Thus according to Bridges' analysis Milton was writing a form of syllabic verse. At the time this was a controversial thesis.

  5. 2010 Duke University faux sex thesis controversy - Wikipedia

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    The thesis continued to attract newspaper and academic interest in later years. In 2014, the British newspaper The Telegraph published an article about it, likening the thesis to actress Lindsay Lohan's list of all her sexual conquests. [15] [16] The same year, the events were mentioned in a research article on cyberbullying in higher education ...

  6. Essays in Positive Economics - Wikipedia

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    The essay argues that economics as science should be free of normative judgments for it to be respected as objective and to inform normative economics (for example whether to raise the minimum wage). Normative judgments frequently involve implicit predictions about the consequences of different policies.

  7. Wikipedia:List of controversial issues - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Wikipedia articles deemed controversial because they are constantly re-edited in a circular manner, or are otherwise the focus of edit warring or article sanctions. This page is conceived as a location for articles that regularly become biased and need to be fixed, or articles that were once the subject of an NPOV dispute and ...

  8. Self-refuting idea - Wikipedia

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    A self-refuting idea or self-defeating idea is an idea or statement whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to be true. Many ideas are called self-refuting by their detractors, and such accusations are therefore almost always controversial, with defenders stating that the idea is being misunderstood or that the argument is invalid.

  9. Essay - Wikipedia

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    The writing of an expository essay often consists of the following steps: organizing thoughts (brainstorming), researching a topic, developing a thesis statement, writing the introduction, writing the body of essay, and writing the conclusion. [14]