Question

Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows.

I've never actually met a real live humorist. Well, not in person at any rate. However, one summer, having a lot of time on my hands, I discovered unexpected treasures lurking in the local public library. Among the nuggets I unearthed in those musty stacks was a book by humorist Robert Benchley. To this day I remember one of his quips. He wrote, "There are two kinds of people in this world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't." After laughing out loud, I became pensive. I wondered why the quip was so funny. A year or so later, I formed a theory. Humor is based on the unexpected.


In the passage above, the topic sentence and the thesis are one and the same. What makes the last sentence effective as a thesis statement?

A. Specific detail
B. Assertion
C. Simplicity
D. Humor

Answer 1

I´m not positive, but I believe it is B. Assertion. If I´m not mistaken, Assertion is where the author tries to make their point stronger and more ¨out there¨ if that makes any sense. Anyways, the reason it is as effective is because it kind of hooks you, then you realize what the author is doing.