Thesis Statement

A Thesis Statement often outlines a point of view, conclusion or definitive statement. A Thesis Statement should not rely on accepted fact. Take, for example, the following statement: The German thinker Hannah Arendt was a student of Karl Jaspers. This statement cannot be considered a point of view, conclusive or definitive because the statement is factual. Contrastively, the statement: Hannah Arendt is the most prolific, female existentialist writer cannot be proven without conjecture. In this way, the preceding statement serves as a valid Thesis Statement; it cannot be considered factual; it is merely a point of view.