Thesis statements are sorely misunderstood by beginning writers, often exacerbated by well-meaning but inept high school English teachers.

And that is where this horrible Thesis Generator comes in

http://ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html

Remember, to be truly useful, a thesis must be based on a research question that is problematic and specific. Yes/No questions are much less interesting and result in much more boring papers than those that are based on open-ended questions that involve why, how, what effect, and so forth type questions.

There is no real “magic formula” for generating a winning thesis, contrary to what the above site implies.

Refer to the Resources section and your class section for handouts and information I’ve given in class, if you want more information about why this site is so bad.