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When writing the conclusion to your paper, follow these general rules:
The function of your paper's conclusion is to restate the main argument. It reminds the reader of the strengths of your main argument(s) and reiterates the most important evidence supporting those argument(s). Make sure, however, that your conclusion is not simply a repetitive summary of the findings because this reduces the impact of the argument(s) you have developed in your essay. Consider the following points to help ensure your conclusion is appropriate:
The conclusion also provides a place for you to persuasively and succinctly restate your research problem, given that the reader has now been presented with all the information about the topic. Depending on the discipline you are writing in, the concluding paragraph maycontain your reflections on the evidence presented, or on the essay's central research problem. However, the nature of being introspective about the research you have done will depend on the topic and whether your professor wants you to express your observations in this way. NOTE: Don't delve into idle speculation. Being introspective means looking within yourself as an author to try and understand an issue more deeply not to guess at possible outcomes. II. Developing a Compelling Conclusion Strategies to help you move beyond merely summarizing the key points of your research paper may include any of the following.
III. Problems to Avoid Failure to be concise Failure to comment on larger, more significant issues Failure to reveal problems and negative results Failure to provide a clear summary of what was learned Failure to match the objectives of your
research Resist the urge to apologize Concluding Paragraphs. College Writing Center at Meramec. St. Louis Community College; Conclusions. The Writing Center. University of North Carolina; Conclusions. The Writing Lab and The OWL. Purdue University; Freedman, Leora and Jerry Plotnick. Introductions and Conclusions. The Lab Report. University College Writing Centre. University of Toronto; Leibensperger, Summer. Draft Your Conclusion. Academic Center, the University of Houston-Victoria, 2003; Make Your Last Words Count. The Writer’s Handbook. Writing Center. University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tips for Writing a Good Conclusion. Writing@CSU. Colorado State University; Kretchmer, Paul. Twelve Steps to Writing an Effective Conclusion. San Francisco Edit, 2003-2008; Writing Conclusions. Writing Tutorial Services, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. Indiana University; Writing: Considering Structure and Organization. Institute for Writing Rhetoric. Dartmouth College. Which of the following part of the research report which contains the research question?Thus, typically, the research question is included at the end of the Introduction section.
How do you answer a research question in a paper?To conclude, in order to be sure to answer a research question, follow these simple steps: Analyze the prompt - What is the question asking you to do? Research the topic - Look up information on your topic. Choose a side/argument - After analyzing the information you found, formulate your opinion or argument.
Where is the research question in a research paper?Good writing begins with clearly stating your research question (or hypothesis) in the Introduction section—the focal point on which your entire paper builds and unfolds in the subsequent Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.
Which of the following part of the research paper refers to the brief restatement of the overall components of the study?The conclusion also provides a place for you to persuasively and succinctly restate the research problem, given that the reader has now been presented with all the information about the topic.
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