Key terms are defined. Enough detail and information present in the discussion to support the thesis for the most part. Reader sometimes cannot picture what the writer describes in examples. Sources are all cited and some effort is made to balance them. C - Focus is minimum needed to get by.
Paper has a topic but lacks a high level of specificity.
Thesis may be present but lacks logic, clarity, or is too broad. Key terms addressed, not defined. A minimum amount of detail and information gets the writer by. Some details or discussion are what audience already know or are distracting. Examples tell rather than show.