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Methods of Conclusion
1 Write a variety of effective conclusions.
After the specific and detailed support of the body paragraphs, the first
sentence or two of the conclusion should take your reader once again
to a broad, thesis-level view of the topic. This broader statement may
take the form of a summary, a recommendation, or a prediction.
Then comes the closing statement, harder to write but vital because it
is the last impression your reader takes away from the essay. The key
requirement of a closing statement is that it should sound like a
closing statement. It should sound as final as the slam of a door. To
bring your essay to a solid, satisfying close, try one of the following
methods of conclusion.
Summary
A summary conclusion is the simplest and easiest type of
conclusion to write. In the first sentence or two, recap the main points
