AASSSP: What should be avoided when writing an effective conclusion? summarizing main ideas

introducing new information

restating the thesis statement

reviewing supporting evidence

B) introducing new information

Explanation:

The conclusion should summarize everything you went over in the other paragraphs. This means you are restating the thesis statement and reviewing supporting evidence. In other words, the conclusion should boil down your entire essay in just a few sentences or so. Think of it like a review to a movie. The movie itself is 2 hours, but the review is only a few minutes. In this analogy, the movie is the main body paragraphs of the essay while the review is the conclusion.

You should never introduce new information into the conclusion. New information should only go in the main body paragraphs. Again this is because the conclusion wraps everything up, rather than starting a new line of reasoning or introducing new facts.

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