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　　Conclusions

　　Most argument questions hinge， either directly or indirectly， on determining　the conclusion of the argument. The conclusion is the main idea of the argument. It is what the writer tries to persuade the reader to believe. Most of　ten the conclusion comes at the end of the argument. The writer organizes the facts and his opinions so that they build up to the conclusion. Sometimes，however， the conclusion will come at the beginning of an argument， rarely does it come in the middle， and occasionally， for rhetorical effect， the conclusion is not even stated.

　　Example：

　　The police are the armed guardians of the social order. The blacks are the chief domestic victims of the American social order. A conflict of interest exists， therefore， between the blacks and the police.Eldridge Cleaver， Soul

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　　Here the first two sentences anticipate or set up the conclusion. By changing the grammar slightly， the conclusion can be placed at the beginning of the　argument and still sound natural：

　　A conflict of interest exists between the blacks and the police because the　police are the armed guardians of the socialsgroupsand the blacks are the chief domestic victims of the American social order.

　　The conclusion can also be forcedsintosthe middle：

　　The police are the armed guardians of the social order. So a conflict of interest exists between the blacks and the police because the blacks are the chief domestic victims of the American social order.