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An expository thesis must reflect these qualities:

narrow
focused
arguable
A thesis is “a debatable point, one about which reasonable persons can disagree. It is not merely a fact. Nor is it a statement of belief. Neither facts not beliefs can be substantiated by reasons, so they cannot serve as a thesis for an argument” (Hacker).

Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford, 1994. 574.
Posted: July 15, 1997 Bookmark! Edited: July 10, 1999