#  Thesis Statements 

 



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##  What is an argument?

 A thesis statement explains to the reader what argument you will make in your paper. While it can be more than one sentence, your thesis should be concise. A good thesis statement should also come as early in a paper as is reasonable, in order to tell the reader **what** you will argue and **how** you will argue it. This second part (the “how”) might include:

- the base of support or evidence for the argument
- the methodology or framework of interpretation.

##  In the field of Classics

 ***In Classics, your base of support will most likely be a text, a set of texts, an object, a group of artifacts, an archaeological site, or a combination of these different types of sources.*** A thesis statement goes beyond superficial stances and summarization to answer the looming question of [“so what?”](/develop-argument) or “why do we care?” A thesis statement takes a stance and makes an argument.