One of the interesting features about academic writing especially a thesis is that it often takes the form of persuasion. The researcher holds certain beliefs and through his investigation and his writing, he sets out to convince his peers about his point of view. The success of his work is defined by how well his academic circle gets convinced by what he is trying to prove. Now as we all know through our practical experiences in everyday life that persuasion is an art that not everyone is endowed with. Some are naturally better at it than others. So one can imagine just how difficult it can be for a young researcher to convince veteran scholars about new concepts and ideas. That is why the opening statement of the thesis should contain enough weight in it to interest the academicians and not give them an opportunity to dismiss the work of the researcher as being frivolous straight away.
First, it needs to be defined as to what a thesis statement is. The thesis statement tells the reader what to expect from the content produced by the researcher. It is effectively defined as a road map for the main body of the dissertation. Through the course of the statement the researcher lays down his hypothesis and explains as to how he intends to prove his theory. It is to be remembered that the statement explains the question to the reader. It does not attempt to give the answer. That task is left to the rest of the content in the dissertation.
There are many students who fail to pose the right question, let alone an interesting one. This allows the examiners to find flaws in their work almost at the very beginning. A thesis is a large and painstaking body of work. The researchers often have to put a huge amount of effort into compiling the information and putting it together in an orderly manner. The last thing that they want is to have the examiner start the marking process with a negative impression just because the researcher could not explain his hypothesis in an accurate and coherent manner. If need be the researcher should take the help of his mentor or his guide in framing a suitable thesis statement. He can even complete the research and frame the thesis statement at the end. After all, if the question is not explained properly, how will readers understand the answer?
