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INTRODUCTORY PHRASES

In my opinion

I believe

It is my belief that

There is no doubt that

From my point of view

It seems to me that

I question whether

I (dis) agree with

I maintain that

CONCLUDING PHRASES

For the reasons above

As you can see

As I have noted

In other words

On the whole

In short

To be sure

Without a doubt

Obviously

Unquestionably

In brief

Undoubtedly

In any case

Summarizing

In any event

SUPPORTING OPINIONS

First Furthermore

Second In addition

Third Also

Finally Last

Equally important

In the first place

Likewise

Besides Further

Next Again

Moreover Similarly

INTRODUCING DETAILS

For example

In fact

For instance

As evidence

In support of this

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Since

Because of

Due to

For this reason

Therefore

If…then

Caused by

This results in

Consequently

Accordingly

As a result of

Leads to

In effect

Brought about

Made possible

As might be expected

Give rise to

Was responsible for

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Similarly

Compared to

In like manner

On the other hand

Although

Even though

Likewise

In the same way

Contrasting

On the contrary

As opposed to

Rather than

Nevertheless

As well as

Have in common

All are

The same as

Conversely

Whether of not

In spite of

COUNTERING

I realize you

I understand you

Even though you

Although you

Some people

It may be that you

Your idea to ____ deserves some merit

Believe

Feel

Maintain

Want

Favour

Support

Argue

State

But

Yet

However

I doubt

I question

Let me explain

On the other hand

Nevertheless