Which of the following thesis statements is strongest?

Giant pandas are becoming endangered.
Poaching, deforestation, and an increasing human population are endangering the existence of the giant panda.
Giant pandas are endangered, but you can help them by speaking up for them.
Government agencies should make poaching giant pandas illegal.

Question

Which of the following thesis statements is strongest?

Giant pandas are becoming endangered.
Poaching, deforestation, and an increasing human population are endangering the existence of the giant panda.
Giant pandas are endangered, but you can help them by speaking up for them.
Government agencies should make poaching giant pandas illegal.

justuu · Answer

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tatumlee · Answer

which one do you think?

tatumlee · Answer

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/

tatumlee · Answer

You could say they are all thesis statements, but which one of these is the strongest one? Which one mentions everything you would talk about in an essay?

tatumlee · Answer

"is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation."

tatumlee · Answer

"Poaching, deforestation, and an increasing human population"  would be topics in the body of the essay right? Then " are endangering the existence of the giant panda." is presenting your argument to the reader