{"id":339,"date":"2018-06-25T15:28:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-readinganthology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=339"},"modified":"2019-01-08T18:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T18:08:00","slug":"locating-and-evaluating-thesis-statements","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-readinganthology\/chapter\/locating-and-evaluating-thesis-statements\/","title":{"raw":"Locating and Evaluating Thesis Statements","rendered":"Locating and Evaluating Thesis Statements"},"content":{"raw":"The following video offers a definition of thesis statements, and guidance for finding thesis statements as you read.\r\n\r\nPay attention to\u00a0the difference between\u00a0<strong>explicit thesis statements<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>implicit<\/strong>\u00a0(or\u00a0<strong>implied<\/strong>)\u00a0<strong>thesis statements<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n(This video was made for a specific class, so it will make references to assignments that won\u2019t apply to you. 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