Which is not an appropriate thesis for an essay comparing two texts about poverty in the United States?

A - Garcia and Engle are both experienced scholars who write about poverty and race in the United States.

B - Although both Garcia and Engle agree that hunger in the United States has generally declined since the beginning of the twentieth century, Garcia's use of personal stories makes for a more interesting and more readable article.

C - Engle combines testimony from social workers with economic statistics that date back to the 1920s to craft a more convincing argument than the one Garcia offers.

D - Garcia's reliance on personal stories makes her argument less convincing than Engle's.

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Lucia Ponce

English

15 October, 10:53

Which is not an appropriate thesis for an essay comparing two texts about poverty in the United States?

A - Garcia and Engle are both experienced scholars who write about poverty and race in the United States.

B - Although both Garcia and Engle agree that hunger in the United States has generally declined since the beginning of the twentieth century, Garcia's use of personal stories makes for a more interesting and more readable article.

C - Engle combines testimony from social workers with economic statistics that date back to the 1920s to craft a more convincing argument than the one Garcia offers.

D - Garcia's reliance on personal stories makes her argument less convincing than Engle's.

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Jesse Bautista · Answer 1

The answer is D my dear, this is because usually when drafting a thesis for a comparison essay, you must include what the positions of the paper will be about. The lack of subject and the fact that D only provides opinion, is why it is the incorrect thesis.