This type of thesis usually states the primary goal of the argument and then indicates the reasons or points you will make in the essay to support the argument. Subsequently, every assertion that you make afterward must be related to the thesis statement. The rest of the essay must clarify or support your thesis.
Use Linear Structure
Once the thesis statement is established, the rest of the essay must "flow." How does this happen? It helps if you create an outline of the paper. The most rudimentary structure for an academic essay, the 5-part essay, is as follows:
Part 1. Introduction, followed by the thesis (3 points to be made)
Part 2. Point 1.
Part 3. Point 2.
Part 4. Point 3.
Part 5. Conclusion
Additionally, argument essays tend to include a section of informative background data on the topic, plus a section citing and refuting possible objections to the argument.
Use Transitions
Connect the different sections of your paper with transitions. Transitions are words (like however, therefore, additionally, thus, and also) or phrases (like for example, on the other hand, and in conclusion) that show a link between a paragraph and the one that precedes it. You usually put a transition at the beginning of the paragraph to connect it to the previous one. One very useful way to create a transition sentence is to identify a key word or phrase in the previous sentence and repeat it in your transition sentence.
Example:
The remaining workers were laid off because they were considered expendable, a drain on the company’s budget. Also expendable was the company’s organizational vision. The initial charter stated that the company would. . . .