E2 Final Fall 2025 part 3

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Identify the following sentence as a strong thesis or a weak thesis: Due to the overwhelming evidence of mafia involvement, it is clear that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

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Strong thesis

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Identify the following sentence as a strong thesis or a weak thesis: 50% of Americans still maintain the idea that JFK was assassinated by more than one gunman.

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Weak thesis

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Identify the following sentence as a strong thesis or a weak thesis: I believe that Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK because he was at the crime scene, owned a gun, and had threatened Kennedy’s life earlier that year.

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Strong thesis

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Where should you place a thesis statement?

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Near the beginning of the introduction/first paragraph

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What is the overall purpose of a thesis statement?

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To give the main idea/thread that will continue throughout the paper

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What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

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It is the main idea of the paragraph that reminds readers of the overall topic

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Statements that address opposing viewpoints and explain why they are incorrect are called what?

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Counterarguments

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Write the correct in-text citation for a quote from an internet article by Mike Jones on time.com.

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(Jones)

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What is the correct in-text citation for a quote with no named author but the source has the title Negative Effects of Video Games?

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(Negative Effects of Video Games, Year)

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What is the correct punctuation for an in-text citation? (Where does the period go?)

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The period goes after the citation.