Sample+Persuasive+Thesis+Statements

**Some Sample Persuasive Essay Thesis Statements**

//Current school start times are not beneficial for students because they create unnecessary stress, negative attitudes toward school, and fatigue.//

//Illegal drug use is detrimental because it encourages gang violence.//

**Remember, a thesis statement makes a claim.**


 * //Claims of fact or definition//** **:** These claims argue about what the definition of something is or whether something is a settled fact.

Example: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change.


 * //Claims of cause and effect//** **:** These claims argue that one person, thing, or event caused another thing or event to occur.

Example: The popularity of SUV's in America has caused pollution to increase.

//Claims about solutions or policies// //:// These are claims that argue for or against a certain solution or policy approach to a problem.

Example: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources.

//**Claims about value :**// These are claims made about what something is worth, whether we value it or not, how we would rate or categorize something.

Example:

Global warming is the most pressing challenge facing the world today as it is clearly causing rising sea levels and increased air temperature, two effects that substantially impact life on earth.

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