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The following words can be used for two pieces are being compared:

Contrast and comparative words

also although less than regardless

as well as
both
comparatively besides more than though
but
compared with
in the same way conversely differ nevertheless unless
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in addition even though notwithstanding unlike

just as furthermore on the other hand, while
like
most important
similarly, however, otherwise yet
the same as too in contrast to
also instead rather than regardless
as well as
both

Here are six more thesis statement examples for you to consider:

• Bad: Everyone should exercise.

- Why should I? What's in it for me?
Good: Americans should add exercise to their daily morning routine because it not only
keeps their bodies at a healthy weight but also reduces the risk of high blood pressure.
- Here, we've made several specifications i.e. Americans (not everyone), the morning
routine (not the evening), weight maintenance, and high blood pressure prevention.
Your research actually becomes easier when you have very specific objectives.
• Bad: High levels of alcohol consumption are bad for you.
- This is too broad. What are the specific detriments of alcohol consumption that you
would like to discuss?
Good: High levels of alcohol consumption have detrimental effects on your personal
health, such as weight gain, heart disease, and liver complications.
- Notice we got very specific in our reasons why. In your thesis statement, you don't
need to state every single detriment you're going to lay out (in fact, you shouldn't as it
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will risk becoming a same sentence (run on sentence)) but you can point to the main
areas you will explore.
• Bad: Reading can develop a child's analytical mind.
- Words like "can," aren't strong enough. This thesis statement begs the question of
how? If you're about to write several paragraphs (or pages) about a topic make sure you
can confidently defend every point you make.
Good: Reading develops a child's mind by fostering comprehension skills, increasing
vocabulary, and exposing them to new worlds they might not otherwise encounter.
- Now, we've not just stated that reading is good, we've provided a sampling of all the
benefits we're about to bring to light in our paper.
• Bad: All retirees should relocate to Florida.
- Your research paper or essay will need to delve into numerous supporting claims. This
broad thesis statement runs the risk of allowing you to go off on several tangents.
Good: Retirees should relocate to Florida, where 75% of Americans choose to settle,
because you will afford yourself the opportunity to develop a wide array of friendships.
- From here, you can introduce a paragraph on the importance of friendship and then
cite studies or testimonials describing how people can discover these important new
relationships.
• Bad: The internet has improved the lives of many.
- Again, while readers may agree with this and your statement may be true, how has the
internet improved people’s lives? Also, you should run your thesis statement past the
"What's in it for me?" test. Why should readers care?
Good: The internet serves as a means of expediently connecting people across the
globe, fostering new friendships and an exchange of ideas that wouldn't have occurred
prior to its inception.
- While the internet offers a host of benefits, we're choosing to hone in on its ability to
foster new friendships and exchange ideas. We'd also have to prove how this couldn't
have happened prior to the internet's inception – and that is good. The tighter your
focus, the better your paper.
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• Bad: Organ donors should be financially compensated.

- Why? What happens to them that causes you to take this stance?
Good: Given the grueling surgery and lifelong changes they endure, kidney donors
should be financially compensated for their act of self-sacrifice.
- There are many forms of living organ donation. As with any good thesis, you want to
get as specific as possible. Now, our stance is clear and the reader will understand that
we're about to describe the grueling process of kidney donation as well as any
forthcoming lifestyle changes.

Best Conclusion Starter Examples

Here are a few examples of great conclusion starters which you can use for your writing. You
can also use these conclusion starters in writing the conclusion starters for high school essays
or conclusion starters for college essay.

1. Above all

2. Altogether

3. After all

4. As a result of

5. As stated above

6. As stated in the introduction

7. Basically

8. As you can see

9. As I see it

10. Due to

11. Although
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12. Despite

13. Even though

14. Furthermore

15. For these reasons

16. Honestly

17. I conclude

18. I hope I have been able to convince you that

19. I think I have shown that

20. I think

21. So, I have come to a conclusion that

22. In all

23. In closing

24. In brief

25. In fact

26. In effect

27. In general

28. In short

29. In my view

30. In summary

31. In spite of

32. In the end

33. In my opinion
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34. It is clear that

35. Indeed

36. In lieu of this

37. Keep in mind

38. To wrap it up

39. Meanwhile

40. To this end

41. My overall conclusion is

42. Moreover

43. Overall

44. Nevertheless

45. One can conclude

46. The summative conclusion is

47. Simply put

48. Restating

49. The study concluded

50. Subsequently

51. So in the end

52. That’s why I think

53. The broad conclusion

54. Thus

55. To Conclude
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56. To Finish

57. Surely

58. Ultimately

59. To summarize

60. Therefore

61. Towards this end

62. You can see that

63. I conclude with

64. After all has been said

65. In conclusion

66. As expressed

67. As a result

68. Finally

69. For this reason

70. Lastly

71. In this way

72. To review

73. As stated

74. To sum it up

75. Lastly

76. Hence
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Your conclusion is an opportunity for you to wrap up your speech or essay writing in a tidy
package for your readers. The concluding paragraph of your work is crucial and, as such,
needs to be well written. It has to be adequate to leave a lasting impact on your readers’ or
audience’s minds. The appropriate conclusion starter must be used to begin your
concluding paragraph sentence as it is what gives your readers a sense of closure.