Point out a new significance, a practical application, or new research (or all three) - Writing your final introduction and conclusion - Part I. Research and writing: from planning to production

A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition - Kate L. Turabian 2007

Point out a new significance, a practical application, or new research (or all three)
Writing your final introduction and conclusion
Part I. Research and writing: from planning to production

After stating your claim, remind readers of its significance, or better, state a new significance or a practical application of your claim:

These findings suggest a hitherto unsuspected aspect of human cognition, a quantitative logic independent of statistical probabilities involving degrees of precision or realism in visualization. Once we understand this imaginative but systematic assessment of risk, it should be possible for risk communicators to better explain risk in everyday life.

Finally, suggest further research. This gesture suggests how the community of researchers can continue the conversation. It mirrors the opening context:

Although these factors improve our understanding of risk, they do not exhaust the “human” factors in judgments of it. We must also investigate the relevance of age, gender, education, and intelligence. For example, . . .