Useful Language
To state topic clearly
• It is evident that ... • By and large ... • In general ... • It is apparent that ...
To state opinion directly
• I believe that ... • In my opinion/In my view/To my mind ... • I am (not) convinced that ... • As far as I am concerned, ...
To introduce viewpoints
• To start with,/For one thing,/First of all,...
To introduce more viewpoints
• In addition,/Secondly,/Furthermore, ...
To add supporting details
• examples: For example,/For instance,/In particular, • A typical example of (this) ...
• elaboration: In other words,/This means that ...
• emphasis: Clearly,/Naturally,/Of course,/Needless to say,/Indeed,/Undoubtedly,
• reasons: For this reason, ... • That is why, ... • Not only ... but also,
To introduce opposing viewpoint & argument against:
• However,/On the other hand,/That being said,/At the same time, ... • Despite/In spite of ...,/Although, ...
To conclude
• To conclude,/All things considered,/ Taking everything into account, ...
To express opinion indirectly
• It can be claimed that ... • It is obvious/ clear that ... • There is no/little doubt that ...
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