In academic writing, an argument is usually a main idea, often called a "claim" or "thesis statement," backed up with evidence that supports the idea.

在学术写作中，一个论题是一个主要观点(a main idea)，常常被叫作“论断”(claim)或者“命题陈述”(thesis statement)，背后由证据来支撑。

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Only a limited number of high school students are chosen each year for this opportunity. Those who wish to attend must submit a statement as well as an academic reference from a teacher.

只有被选中的高中学校才有机会参加此项目，并且申请者需要提交老师的学术推荐信。

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After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students.

在被批判之后，泰国曼谷的泰国农业大学校方发表声明，称这个主意是学生想出来的。

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"These fascinations likely stemmed from my interest in puzzles and paradoxes as an adolescent and continued through my curiosity in academic research, " he wrote in the statement submitted in early 2011.

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In a statement on the issue, the bishops said academic selection at age 11 had "outlived its usefulness".

BBC: Catholic bishops in call over academic selection

"It is disturbing that our current players must pay a penalty for the academic performance of students no longer enrolled, " University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst said in a statement.

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