Question

Which thesis statement is too narrow for a short research report? Mark Twain’s humor and easy style helped the public accept his work, which was often full of social criticism and unpopular topics. Many readers like Mark Twain. Mark Twain is a well-known author. Mark Twain’s work is often used as an example of humorous writing that provides social commentary and criticism

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Mark Twain is a well-known author

Explanation:

A research report is mainly an academical paper widely used in different education levels that aims at reporting or showing what you have found after a process of research that can involve looking for documents, web sites, doing surveys and other researching tools usually related to some specific topic or issue and guided by a main claim or position called thesis statement the author wants to prove or disprove.

Additionally, whether the topic to be researched and thesis statement is broad or specific depends on the time, resources, requirements and length of the research report. But in any case, the thesis statement should be broad enough to allow the author to show his position through evidence and multiple reasons, but narrow enough to accomplish the time to complete the report and the length of it. Considering this the thesis statement that is too narrow even for a short report is "Mark Twain is a well-known author" because this thesis statement can be proved just by using some statistical information or providing examples but does not allow the author to have a broad discussion, look for multiple resources or provide multiple perspectives to prove his point which is the purpose of this type of report.

Answer 2

Answer:

C). Mark Twain is a well-known author.

Explanation:

The thesis statement aims to express the central idea or claim of the essay or research paper. It details the reader about the purpose of the work. As per the question, the thesis statement which is too narrow for a short research report would be "Mark Twain is a well-known author" as it doesn't require a research or carry a scope to invite a discussion or offer different perspectives or counter-claims and neither does it invite a study which is the key focus of a research report. Thus, option C displays too narrow for a short research report as it could be explained merely through some statistical data and does not include scope for analysis or discussion.