Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write a persuasive essay [title] Choose a strong, defendable stance for your thesis statement. [step] The thesis statement is your argument boiled down to one sentence. For a persuasive essay, this statement needs to take a strong, active stance on the issue.

Ending1: Don't try and play both sides and be wishy-washy--it won't persuade anyone. [substeps] Good: " affirmative action relegates minorities to " helpless " status, keeps the best minds from the best positions, and should be eliminated. Ending2: You want to use a strong argument that describes the issue at hand and explains why it impacts the topic, whether it is a historical issue, or a government topic. A thesis statement with strong supporting evidence should do the trick. Ending3: [substeps] Stance does not matter; this is why popular research indicates that a persuasive essay is flawed and it cannot effectively argue against a thesis. Your stance on an issue should be specific but concise. Ending4: [substeps] A persuasive thesis may only be presented in one paragraph or in three chapters. For example, it may describe the issue of morality in the united states, and the rationale for making people believe that virtues are weak or lovable.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4