4. The Conclusion
The basic purpose of your conclusion is to restate your thesis and summarize yourargument, but it should not just be a copy of your introduction. In your conclusion, youshould make a final effort to convince the reader that you have both established yourthesis and offered a cogent argument in its defense. The conclusion is also the place todiscuss the implications and/or limitations of your argument. For instance, you mightexplain what the practical and/or theoretical implications of your argument are. Youmight also point to some questions that your argument raises or to some of the issuesthat your paper leaves unresolved.
