Question

Which of the writing prompts below calls for an evaluative thesis?


Describe the pros and cons of both early and election day voting, and explain which is the more democratic process.


Identify similarities and differences in the voting patterns between states that voted only by mail and those that offered in-person voting during the last presidential election.


Discuss how overall voter turnout is affected by the availability of absentee/mail-in and early voting.


Compare the voter identification requirements for absentee/mail-in voters to those for in-person voters.

Answer 1

The first prompt: "Describe the pros and cons of both early and election day voting, and explain which is the more democratic process."

Reason: it asks you to judge and argue which option is "more democratic," so it requires an evaluative thesis. The other prompts call for description, comparison, or causal explanation rather than a value judgment.