Which of the following statements about a research paper thesis is false? a. a thesis statement states the issue to be discussed throughout the research paper. b. the thesis appears in the first paragraph of a research paper. c. once a thesis statement is decided, it is final and should not be changed in any way. d. a thesis statement is supported by evidence throughout the paper.

The option that is false is C. Once a thesis statement is decided, it is final and should not be changed in any way.

Explanation:

A thesis statement is a sentence or a few sentences which describe the main idea of your research paper. The thesis statement holds a very important position in a research paper as the readers will be able to get the main idea of the research paper by having a look at the thesis statement.

Option C is false because a thesis statement can be changed according to the research paper. Sometimes, we might make changes in the research or there might not be supporting results, so we can change the thesis statement according to need.