Question

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


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.


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.

Answer 1

The third prompt:

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

This asks you to weigh options and make a normative judgment, so it calls for an evaluative thesis.

Example evaluative thesis: "Although early voting raises concerns about ballot security, it is the more democratic process because it increases participation, reduces barriers for working voters, and mitigates election-day crowding that can suppress turnout."