Useful Phrases for Discussion and Composition

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Useful Phrases for Discussion and Composition

Introducing a point

First of all I'd like to point out ...
The main problem is ...
The question of ...
Speaking of ...
What we have to decide is ...

Enumeration of points

first of all, I’d like to say ...
in addition to that ...
moreover, ...
furthermore, ...
another example of this is ...
first, second, third ...
Finally, ...

Stating something as a fact

As everyone knows ...
It is generally accepted that ...
There can be no doubt that ...
It is a fact that ...
Nobody will deny that ...
Everyone knows that ...

Expressing a personal opinion

It seems to me that ...
I have the feeling that ...
I feel that ...
I'm absolutely convinced that ...
You can take it from me that ...
I think/don't think that ...
In my opinion, ...
Well, if you ask me ...
As I see it ...
The way I see it, ...
Personally, I believe/suppose/ feel (that) ...
I'm convinced that ...

Expressing pros and cons

There are two sides to the question.
On the one hand ..., on the other hand ...
An argument for/in favour of/against is ...
While admitting that ... one should not forget that ...
Some people think that ..., others say that ...

Expressing doubt

I'm not sure if ...
I'm not convinced that ...
I wonder if you realize that ...
I doubt that.

Expressing disagreement

I don't agree with you about ...
I can't accept your view that ...
I'm of a different opinion.

Expressing support

You're quite right.
That's a very important point.
You've got a good point there.
I couldn't agree with you more.
You took the words right out of my mouth.

Giving reasons

The reason for this is (that) ...
I base my argument on ...
I tell you all this because ...

Keeping to the point

It would be more to the point if ...
Come to the point.
That's not the problem.
What we are discussing is ...
... has nothing to do with my argument.
That's not relevant.

Drawing conclusions and summing up

The obvious conclusion is ...
Last but not least ...
The only alternative (left) is ...
The only possible solution/conclusion is ...
Summing up, I'd like to say that ...
In conclusion we can say that ...
To cut a long story short, ...
Just to give you the main points again, ...

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