Main Idea and Central Thesis
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QUESTION
Identify the best main idea: passage compares two theories and evaluates one as stronger.
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Which option is more likely the thesis: "The history of jazz" or "Jazz evolved through cultural exchange"?
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Which option is the better thesis: "A and B differ" or "A is preferable to B for reason R"?
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"A is preferable to B for reason R.". The preferable option includes evaluation and reasoning, making it a specific, defensible claim.
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