You have learnt that in most pieces of writing, but especially in academic writing you need to write a conclusion after you have produced data, described evidence or made some kind of argument.
Drawing conclusions from evidence is part of a logical process and it should be clear what words or expressions are signaling this conclusion.
In order to identify the language that leads you into a conclusion, it is important to remember the steps you follow to conclude things from evidence you provided.
First of all, conclusions are statements based on something we know (the data, evidence, argument presented) about something we have not stated as part of the factual information.
When drawing conclusions you return to the theme or themes presented in the introduction, putting it all together but not repeating everything, and you propose a course of action according to the evidence or arguments presented.
There are different ways of recognizing conclusions drawn from evidence. The simplest way is to look for signaling words - most of the times transitional phases- that help the reader focus as you naturally expect a conclusion after that phrase. Some of these phrases are more common in spoken language, or the type of language you would use in an informal or neutral situation (i.e. presenting ideas in class, in an interview, talking to one of your teachers). Some are more used in written form, and are especially welcomed in academic writing. Below you will find examples of these phrases:
Spoken or more informal written
language
Naturally
For all that
Given these points
As shown above
Formal or academic written language
Incidentally
From the information it can be concluded that
According to the results, it may be estimated that
Therefore, it may be inferred that
Please note that your choice would depend on your audience, how much you know the person and also the situation you are both in. For instance, you would not speak to a teacher when you meet him in the supermarket in the same way you would if you were discussing a paper together.
Sometimes conclusions do not come directly after a set phrase, but they are more likely an idea implied by the author. In such case, a good strategy to identify a conclusion drawn by evidence is to identify what general thought comes to you after putting the pieces of information together.
Example:
“… from the sales numbers presented it is clear that some people naively believe what the advertisements of “reduce fat fast” products sells them: the possibility of obtaining an slim and perfectly built body with no more effort that the intake of a pill”
From this example, we can conclude that the author does not think such products, and the word that mostly leads to that conclusion is naively.
In the set of questions, you will review some of the words generally used to signal conclusions drawn by evidence and also identify language that hints you on those conclusions.
You have learnt that in most pieces of writing, but especially in academic writing you need to write a conclusion after you have produced data, described evidence or made some kind of argument.Drawing conclusions from evidence is part of a logical process and it should be clear what words or expressions are signaling this conclusion.In order to identify the language that leads you into a conclusion, it is important to remember the steps you follow to conclude things from evidence you provided.First of all, conclusions are statements based on something we know (the data, evidence, argument presented) about something we have not stated as part of the factual information.When drawing conclusions you return to the theme or themes presented in the introduction, putting it all together but not repeating everything, and you propose a course of action according to the evidence or arguments presented.There are different ways of recognizing conclusions drawn from evidence. The simplest way is to look for signaling words - most of the times transitional phases- that help the reader focus as you naturally expect a conclusion after that phrase. Some of these phrases are more common in spoken language, or the type of language you would use in an informal or neutral situation (i.e. presenting ideas in class, in an interview, talking to one of your teachers). Some are more used in written form, and are especially welcomed in academic writing. Below you will find examples of these phrases:
Spoken or more informal written
language
Naturally
For all that
Given these points
As shown above
Formal or academic written language
Incidentally
From the information it can be concluded that
According to the results, it may be estimated that
Therefore, it may be inferred that
Please note that your choice would depend on your audience, how much you know the person and also the situation you are both in. For instance, you would not speak to a teacher when you meet him in the supermarket in the same way you would if you were discussing a paper together.
Sometimes conclusions do not come directly after a set phrase, but they are more likely an idea implied by the author. In such case, a good strategy to identify a conclusion drawn by evidence is to identify what general thought comes to you after putting the pieces of information together.
Example:
“… from the sales numbers presented it is clear that some people naively believe what the advertisements of “reduce fat fast” products sells them: the possibility of obtaining an slim and perfectly built body with no more effort that the intake of a pill”
From this example, we can conclude that the author does not think such products, and the word that mostly leads to that conclusion is naively.
In the set of questions, you will review some of the words generally used to signal conclusions drawn by evidence and also identify language that hints you on those conclusions.
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