Athesis statement presents a. the topic and background information. b. the topic and the writer's opinion or feeling about the topic. c. the topic and researched information. d. only the topic of the essay.

A thesis statement presents the following:

B. the topic and the​ writer's opinion or feeling about the topic.

A thesis statement not only summarizes the idea of a topic, but also presents the author's opinion about it. Its purpose is to summarize and also allow for further discussion. In a thesis statement, the writer is supposed to take a stand. A thesis statement is supposed to be arguable.