Making a Thesis Evolve- Greg Guslani

            The three most important points I took out of this chapter talk about the obviousness, evolvement, and evidence in writing a strong thesis.  First, the chapter states that a thesis cannot be anything that is obvious to all readers.  The chapter encourages us as writers to pick a thesis that is controversial or that someone would not think of.  It is easy to argue the obvious answer and that is what leads to a weak thesis and essay.  Next, the chapter states that a good thesis needs evolvement.  A strong thesis will evolve throughout the paper and will continue to move on from the start to the finish of an essay.  Finally, the chapter stated that a strong thesis needs to have evidence.  Without clear and strong evidence, a paper has no concrete foundation or anything to back it up.  I thought that the thesis at the end of the chapter was pretty well written.  However, it is not how I normally write as I was always taught that when writing a thesis you need to list out the points of evidence you will be using (while still keeping the thesis broad).