The following are examples of WEAK introductions and WEAK thesis statements. Add to them and change them until they are STRONG introductions and STRONG thesis statements.
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Question 1
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Ronald Reagan was a president who was against communism and the Berlin Wall. Ronald Reagan convinces his audience with a comparison and making them inspired.
Question 2
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In Flint Michigan, General Motors closed all the factories. The people were not good when they lost their jobs. Michael Moore persuades the people of his argument.
Question 3
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Frederick Douglass uses pathos to show that slavery is bad. Pathos is an appeal to emotion.