Writing a Persuasive Thesis

Essential-to-Remember from class today:

A persuasive thesis must have three parts: topic, position, and reason.

Remaining friends with exes is not a good idea when the relationship involved dating violence.

Being friends with an ex is a good idea if you have kids together.

Friendship with an ex is not good because it can lead to awkward social situations.

Notice that none of these thesis statements contain information about the specific example the writer is going to use to prove the thesis. The first place you mention your example should be in the topic sentence of your first body paragraph.