The reason conclusions reside at the end is that they draw from prior content. If the lay-public cannot follow the linear steps and context of research, then h

The reason conclusions reside at the end is that they draw from prior content. If the lay-public cannot follow the linear steps and context of research, then how will they understand the conclusion? It would be no better than an authoritative appeal. "I called this research and formatted it like so, nevermind the methods or data, therefore you should accept this conclusion" is about as far from the intent of science as one gets.