{"id":3888,"date":"2017-02-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2017-01-06T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T00:10:58","slug":"how-to-make-a-thesis-statement-the-easy-way-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-make-a-thesis-statement-the-easy-way-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Thesis Statement the Easy Way (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine that you\u2019re on a road trip on a hot day. You spy an ice cream shop and whip the car into the parking lot for a cold, towering, double-scoop cone. Mmm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4617\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a thesis statement\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4617 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"how to make a thesis statement\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ice-cream-770994_1280.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One epic brain freeze, coming right up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The server places the ice cream in your hands \u2026 <i>without a flipping cone<\/i>. You fumble with the cold, sloppy mess as you try to contain it or shove it quickly into your mouth, but it\u2019s pretty hopeless.<\/p>\n<p>So, uh, what does melted ice cream have to do with a thesis statement?<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-header\">Stuck On Your Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-desc\">Try the Thesis Statement Builder<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/thesis-builder\/type\" target=\"_blank\">Try it now. It's free! <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Well\u2014aside from our love of both snacks and food-based metaphors\u2014an essay without a solid thesis is a lot like that sad wreck of a dessert. It&#8217;s&nbsp;messy, it\u2019s all over the place, and it has no point (ha).&nbsp;Without some direction, your reader is a lot like you with your drippy, ice-cream-coated elbows\u2014confused and frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Enter your thesis statement.&nbsp;Your thesis statement is more than the last sentence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-an-essay-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\">your introduction<\/a>. 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It&#8217;s the road map for your entire essay.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Your+thesis+statement+isn%27t+just+the+end+of+your+intro.+It%27s+the+road+map+for+your+entire+essay.&#038;via=kibin&#038;related=kibin&#038;url=https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-make-a-thesis-statement-the-easy-way-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tm-ctt-btn\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-ctt-tip\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As we\u2019ve mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\">again<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/thesis-statement-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\">again<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/writing-a-thesis-statement-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\">again<\/a>, your thesis statement is <b><i>super <\/i><\/b>important, and for that reason, writing it probably has you scared out of your wits\u2014but fear not!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve created a helpful infographic that will help teach you how to make a thesis statement the quick and easy way. This graphic provides step-by-step guidance on<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/essay-writing-blog\/50-argumentative-essay-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\">choosing a topic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-narrow-a-topic\/\" target=\"_blank\">narrowing your focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/essay-writing-blog\/writing-an-argumentative-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\">creating an argument<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<p>Once your feel like your thesis has a fighting chance, feel free to run it (or your entire essay) past <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kibin.com\/editors\" target=\"_blank\">a talented Kibin editor<\/a> for some helpful feedback and polishing.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Make a Thesis Statement the Easy Way (Infographic)<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Thesis-Statement-the-Easy-Way-final.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a thesis statement\" usemap=\"#map\" width=\"600\" height=\"3000\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%203000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"how to make a thesis statement\" usemap=\"#map\" width=\"600\" height=\"3000\" border=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Thesis-Statement-the-Easy-Way-final.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<map name=\"map\">\n<area coords=\"138,795,454,835\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/\">\n<area coords=\"103,838,484,876\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\">\n<area coords=\"170,2813,490,2854\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kibin.com\/thesis-builder\/type\">\n<area coords=\"15,2903,131,2993\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kibin\">\n<area coords=\"188,2908,404,2995\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kibin.com\">\n<area coords=\"415,2911,589,2993\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kibininc\"> <\/map>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine that you\u2019re on a road trip on a hot day. 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