{"id":604,"date":"2017-05-31T21:31:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T21:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=604"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:47:42","slug":"conclusions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1v2\/chapter\/conclusions\/","title":{"raw":"Conclusions","rendered":"Conclusions"},"content":{"raw":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Effective Conclusions<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Restate\/rephrase the thesis statement\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Review the main points of development and how they speak to\/argue for the thesis<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Refer back to an idea, issue, concern, or answer a question started in the introduction<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>End with impact\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Argumentative essays might include an emotional appeal and\/or call to action, with which the writer (explicitly or implicitly) <\/span><span class=\"s1\">connects the \u201clogic\u201d of the argument to a more passionate\u00a0reason intended to <\/span><span class=\"s1\">sway and motivate the reader<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Informative essays might include something memorable (a quote, statistic, something to think about, etc.) to leave the reader with in relation to the offered information<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIdeally, a conclusion will work in tandem with an introduction, having some kind of \"call back\" element to remind your reader of the powerful opening you provided. 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