First of all I’d like to point out… The main problem is… Speaking of…
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Enumeration of points
First of all, I’d like to say… In addition to that… Moreover,… Furthermore,… Another example of this is.. Finally,…
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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,
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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 if… While admitting that…one should not fornet t
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Expressing doubt
I’m not sure if… I’m not convinced that… I wonder if you realize that… I doubt that.
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Expressing disagreement
I don’t agree with you about… I can’t accept your view that… I’m of a different opinion…
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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.
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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