Call to action — English definition
A specific request for what the reader should think or do, often placed in the conclusion.
Where it is taught
- Writing a Strong Argument — Argument & Rhetoric, English 9: Experience, Perspective & Inquiry, Grade 9
In use
A strong ending restates the claim in fresh words and then reaches outward — toward the bigger stakes, or toward a call to action that tells the reader specifically what to think or do next ('email the school board before the vote in May').
Writing a Strong Argument