Yes, often more power actually. When you’re trying to convince someone of something the most powerful and swaying argument is one that includes a certain amount of emotion (pathos). So for example, instead of just speaking about dying animals to argue for climate change, it is much more effective to tell a personal or emotional story involving the effects climate change has had a you or other real people. Hope that helps :)
A) the controversy was caused by an overheard conversation (:
Say this:
Me and (state the name) were due to reach the common goal of getting full marks on our Language Arts quiz. But, we had a disagreement on what the right answer for question (random) is.
I hope this helps you.
thesis statement 1, would be my answer.