What are some strategies for writing a conclusion?
Many of the strategies for writing a conclusion are the same as or compliment those for writing an introduction. Just as you can start, you can also end a paper with a clinching statement, quote, example or anecdote that reinforces the main point of your paper. If you began with a question, your conclusion can be the final answer to that question. If you began with a story, your conclusion can refer back to that story, possibly providing the conclusion to your story or an alternative ending. Just as you can funnel into your thesis in your introduction, you can funnel out in your conclusion by considering the broader implications of your argument. Just be careful not introduce new claims your paper has not supported. You can end with a call to action, inviting readers to act upon some point or proposal you have made. You can end with suggestions for further research or study. You can end with a prediction for the future that is based upon the claims you have supported in your paper. But
