In academic writing, an argument is usually a main idea, often called a "claim" or "thesis statement," backed up with evidence that supports the idea.

在学术写作中，一个论题是一个主要观点(a main idea)，常常被叫作“论断”(claim)或者“命题陈述”(thesis statement)，背后由证据来支撑。

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After doing some brainstorming and reading the Writing Center's handout on thesis statements, Alex thinks of a main argument, or thesis statement.

通过头脑风暴和阅读本中心的参考材料“论题的陈述”，Alex想到了这样一个论题或者命题。

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In writing the compare and contrast essay outline, formulate a way to capture the thesis statement.

在写比较和对比作文大纲的时候，制定一种方法来获得论文声明。

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