Argumentative Essay Conclusion

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Conclusion

1. Restate the thesis IN DIFFERENT WORDS
2. Make reference to your HOOK
3. Summarise main points in ONE SENTENCE
4. Choose a strategy:  

4. Choose a strategy:

• General to specific
• Specific to general
• Give a warning and state the consequences of failing to act
• Tell the reader what he should now think, do or feel
• Tell what you really think of the topic
• Tell what lessons or truths should now be understood 

Don't

• Include new information.
• Include data and statistics.
• End your paragraph with a question.

You use a conclusion transition word to start your conclusion paragraph.

In summary

To sum up

In conclusion

By and Large

In short

Finally

In brief

To summarise

On the whole

In the final analysis

Conclusion

Your conclusion paragraph should include three main points: a reference back to the thesis statement, a summary of the information discussed and something to get the reader to think. If possible try to allude to your hook.   There are certain ways you can write a conclusion paragraph and a variety of conclusion transition words that can help link your ideas to one another.

Compelling reason to act

In the detailed analysis of increased global temperatures, it is found the earth cannot sustain this course. Icecaps will continue to melt and erode away shorelines, many species face extinction, and arable land will be greatly reduced. Therefore, we must implement renewable energy strategies to ensure the future of our planet.

Convince readers you are  morally right

As technology expands itself into the realm of how society receives information, it is found that social media outlets have too much influence over public opinion. An x percentage responded that they receive their daily news from platforms on Facebook, and social media’s filtration algorithms indicate that private entities may invest in social media to increase the audience of their ideas while filtering out opposing positions. If you value free and fair information, we must act to regulate digital media to ensure freedom of the press.

Emotional appeal: Example pro-choice 

The right to choice is a woman’s fundamental right. Without it, women are stripped of their rights in social relationships, as it is the women’s duty to carry a fetus to term. The further analysis illustrates how unwanted pregnancies are detrimental to the life and well-being of both mother and child. Without the right to choose, women are subjected to dangerous methods of claiming their rights to their bodies.

Emotional appeal: Example pro-life

Life is a fundamental right guaranteed by the constitution. To deny the unborn their rights to life is the same as denying rights to any other population protected by law, such as those with special needs, chronically ill, or the elderly. The scientific studies presented prove that life starts at inception, and to carry out a policy of pro-choice is nothing less than murder. We must save the unborn and speak up as a voice to ensure their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Write your essay

Keeping in mind all the tips, 

write and complete your 

5 paragraph argumentative essay based on the article.

And last but not least: think of a good title!