DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT (sequence) 1 | - in the first place - to begin with - to start with - first of all - a controversial question today is whether. - many people today are asking whether - the fundamental question is… - a controversial question - many people today are asking themselves whether….or…. - the vast majority of people believe that….. - a growing number of people are aware that - not only…but also |
DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT (sequence) Point 2 | - secondly - in the second place - in addition to that - take for instance the case of - even in my own limited experience, I know of a case |
adding points to the argument | - apart from that - moreover. - what is more. - besides. - furthermore. |
arguments in favour | - the arguments in favour of______________are well known - everyone is aware of the arguments in favour of……… |
DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT (CONTRAST) | but, yet. still :can be used in the same way, but has a stronger value. - however - nevertheless - nonetheless (less common). - Although - Though - even though - In spite of - despite +-ing - All the same - Whereas - While - opponents of ____________argue that - those who oppose____________say that - unfortunately |
DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT (BALANCE) | on the one hand…………on the other hand/others argue that |
DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT (CAUSE AND EFFECT) Cause | - because - as -since - seeing that - because of - on account of - thanks to - owing to - due to - and that 's why - and that accounts for - knowing - realising - finding - fully aware -furthermore |
consequence | so - with the result that - so busy that - as a result of - therefore - for this reason - as a result - consequently - inconsequence - this resulted in |
EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINION | I think I believe I reckon My opinion is that….. I hold the opinion that …… I should say that…….. In my view As far as I'm concerned Personally I think that… In my experience… From my point of view… |
Agreeing | I agree with the author in that….. I feel that the author is right in that….. |
Disagreeing | I don't agree with the author…. I don't think that On the contrary On the other hand |
GENERALIZING | On the whole - In general - In many cases - In most cases - As a rule |
EXEMPLIFYING AND EXCEPTING | - for example - for instance - such as - in particular - with the exception of -excepting - apart from |
CONCLUSION | in conclusion - to sum up - taking every thing into account - all things considered - in brief - in short - in a word |
