{"id":5325,"date":"2023-03-31T20:05:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:00","slug":"thesis-statement-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/thesis-statement-rules","title":{"rendered":"Rules for writing a thesis statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">If you struggle with writing thesis statements, you\u2019re not alone\u2014there are plenty of rules that go into writing them. 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