What is a Thesis
In a thesis, you gather knowledge and organise it into a written document. The language should be persuasive and educate the reader on what you're talking about. Typically the thesis should be separated into three sections. First, the introduction should consist of 1 or 2 sentences summarising the main points of your essay clearly and concisely. You must introduce your evidence and explain your arguments in the second part. The third and final part should be your conclusion, where you summarise your arguments.
Argumentative
Expository
The purpose of an argumentative essay is to assert the writer's position on a given issue. Theses that do not assert the writer's point of view, such as questions, vague statements or quotes from others, are not considered argumentative theses. The topic of this type of thesis is usually exciting or juicy. Facts and relevant statistics must be included in the writer's arguments to prove their point.
This type of thesis gives a balanced viewpoint on a topic. By introducing the reader to a new topic, the writer provides detailed descriptions or explanations of a subject to the reader. Therefore, your information must be well organised and communicated to your readers in a clear, concise way.
Narrative
Descriptive
In most cases, a thesis like this is based on a story or someone's personal experience, or it could be made up entirely on the writer's own imagination. This type of thesis can also include speech marks.
A descriptive thesis is a paper in which people, events, processes, and emotions are described in detail. This shows the topic as it actually is. The writer uses creative language such as vivid details, figurative language, precise language and thoughtful organisation.
Referencing and Citations
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Citations are quotations or references to books, papers, or authors, especially in scholarly writing.
Factors influencing the popularity of YouTube videos and users' decisions to watch them by David Foster MSc, MEd.
Written in the thesis
Within a social group, popularity may reflect a socially-determined consensus or an external objective measure of attention. Nevertheless, the greater attention, opinion and activity something receives, the more popular it is deemed to be by the group (Scott and Judge, 2009).
Written as a reference at the end of the thesis
Scott, B. and Judge, T. (2009) The Popularity Contest at Work: Who wins, why and what do they
receive? Journal of Applied Psychology, 94 (1), pp.20-33