Conclusion No-Nos

Conclusion No-Nos

• Never apologize for your viewpoint
• Never begin the conclusion with source materials
• Never ‘copy-cat’ your thesis statement by simply copy and paste(ing) it into your conclusion—or anywhere else in the paper
• Never ask the reader questions in the conclusion's 1st sentence or wrap up sentences.
• The only place for a question in the conclusion would the very last sentence of the conclusion to leave them pondering one question.
• Never provide new sub-points or new supporting evidence in the conclusion—that time is done. That needed to be accomplished in the body paragraphs.