Question

Which of these is an evaluative thesis?


Both participating in sports and playing a musical instrument are important for building character.


Learning to play a musical instrument is more beneficial than playing a sport.


Children who have learned to be part of a sports team or play a musical instrument typically have high self-esteem.


Important lessons can be learned from the discipline it takes to learn how to play a musical instrument or a team sport.

Answer 1

"Learning to play a musical instrument is more beneficial than playing a sport."

Reason: it makes an explicit value judgment by comparing which activity is better (more beneficial). Option 3 is descriptive/correlational; 1 and 4 also contain value language but are less explicitly evaluative than option 2.