David Brooks - "Our Founding Yuppie" The final paragraph functions as

1. A repetition of the views previously established
2. A diatribe against those who devalue Franklin
3. An authorial judgement about a preceding conversation
4. A critique of Franklin's autobiography
5. A controversial conclusion to a contentious debate

The final paragraph says - "Much of the admiration is warranted, and too some of the qualms. But the lessons from Franklin's life are more complex than those ususally drawn by either his fans or his foes. Both sides too often confuse him with the striving pilgrim he portrayed in his autobiography." -