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如何画龙点睛写好文章的结论
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Introduction to Academic Writing – How to Write Conclusions | Inductive, Deductive, and Abductive reasoning -019

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Hey, it’s Dr. Liu here with Better LIFE Research TIPS. The conclusion  section is usually the most important section in a research paper, however,  it is often the weakest part of many papers from new researchers. To write a good conclusion, not only we need to have a deep understanding on the  specific results of our study, but also we need to have a big picture in  mind. In this video, I will show you how to write the conclusion section in  a research paper. How it should be different from the results, and what  methods we can use to draw conclusions from the results. We will talk about  two questions need to be answered, three methods can be used, and two  directions we may follow in the conclusion section. 6park.com

Many students don’t know the difference between conclusions and results. So they often just put a summary of results in the conclusion section. However , a good conclusion should go beyond the results. Our results are often  defined and limited by the specific objectives and methods used in the  current study. But in our conclusion, we should try to highlight the  significance of the results, and try to expand the results for a more  general or a more practical problem solving. Our conclusion section is a  place to demonstrate why our paper is valuable, and it is also a place to  demonstrate the depth and clarity of our scientific thinking, our ability to generate new knowledge from available evidences, which may include both our own results in the current study and also all the related results in the  literature.  6park.com

Basically, in the conclusion section, there are two questions we need to  answer. First, we should connect our results back to the objectives of the  study, and locate the current results in the big picture of our overall goal . We should provide a clear answer, based on the current results, whether  our objective is achieved, and how our results have contributed to the  overall goal of the study. How do our results compare with what we expected? How we might explain any unexpected results? Second, we should locate our  results in the big picture of related literature. How do our results compare with results from other researchers? We should answer whether the results  in this study are in line with the existing knowledge. If not, we should  attempt to explain the discrepancies, and that may lead to some new findings in addition to our original objectives. Answering these two questions are  the basic logic behind most conclusions. 6park.com

When we have a big picture in mind, we can put the results of the current  study and the related results in the literature together. And they should  all be treated as evidences that can be used to draw conclusions. Generally, there are three methods to draw conclusions from these evidences. The first method is inductive reasoning. The black dot here represents the results of the current study, the circles here represent related results in the  literature. When we put them together, through inductive reasoning, we may  be able to identify trends, rules, or patterns in studies. We may be able to contribute to a new theory, or to complete a existing theory. The red line  here represents the rule or theory that can be concluded from all available  evidences. The second method of reasoning is deductive reasoning. The dashed line here represents an existing theory. Based on the existing theory, and  the results of the current study, through deductive reasoning, we may be  able to make predictions for a future problem, which is represented by the  red circle here.  6park.com

Basically, inductive reasoning is used to generate conclusions on a possible general rule, and deductive reasoning is used to generate more certain and  specific conclusions for practical problem solving. They are both commonly  used in our daily life. But sometimes, when there is no enough information,  a third method of reasoning is required to draw conclusions. That is  abductive reasoning. In abductive reasoning, given all the evidences, we  need to rule out what is not likely to be true, until we are left with what  is most likely to be true. As the famous British detective character, Mr.  Holmes said, “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,  must be the truth”. Based on abductive reasoning, we can draw a conclusion  that provides the best and most plausible explanation for a group of  observations. The black dot and the circles here represent all the  possibilities that can be ruled out based on our results and related results in the literature. The red line here represent the conclusion that provides the most plausible explanation, given all the evidences. Abductive  reasoning often entails making an educated guess using the best information  available, and it is very useful for forming new hypotheses. These three reasoning methods can be used alone or in combination to draw  conclusions.  6park.com

And typically, in the conclusion, we can move in two directions, form the  results. First, we can move from specific results to a more general theory,  which is right opposite to what we should do in the introduction or the  literature review section, where we move from general to specific. Second,  we may also move from the current results to a more practical problem  solving, which is more connected to the real world. So, to be more general  or theoretical, and to be more connected to the real world, are the two  directions we may move in order to highlight the significance of the study.  6park.com

In addition to the significance of the study and possible implications, a  good conclusion should also include the limitations of this study and  recommendations for future studies. It will improve the chance for our study to be correctly used to support more researches, and thus make our paper  more valuable.  6park.com

Thanks for watching, I am Dr. Liu with research tips for the underdogs.  Writing is a way of thinking. Until next time, let’s keep writing to have  more reflection and more production for our life.  6park.com

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