Expressing personal opinions:
- In my opinion, …
- Personally, I think that …
- It seems to me that …
- I must admit that …
- I believe/suppose that …
- I cannot deny that …
- As I see it, …
- As far as I’m concerned, …
- I would argue that …
- I’d like to point out that …
- In my experience, …
Very strong opinions:
- I am sure that …
- I am convinced that …
- I am certain that …
Example: I would argue that computers are rather beneficial for kids.
Proving your arguments
- to attest, …
- to prove, …
- this (fact) is attested/proven by …
- this (fact) is evidenced by …
- this (fact) is testified by …
- this (fact) is endorsed/supported by…
- this (evidence) establishes that …
Example: Consuming moderate amounts of sweets can be good for health. This is evidenced by a number of cases when people improved their health conditions by eating chocolate.
Expressing general point of view:
- It is (generally) claimed that …
- It is (generally) said that …
- It is (generally) thought that …
- It is (generally) considered that …
- A common opinion is that …
- A popular belief is that …
Example: It is considered that rigorous diets are very unhealthy.
Outlining facts
- The fact is that …
- It is obvious that …
- It is clear that …
- There is no doubt that …
- This proves that …
Example: It is obvious that deforestation has no positive effects.
Generalizing
- Generally speaking, …
- On the whole, …
- Typically, …
- By and large …
Example: Generally speaking, smoking is a bad habit.
Giving examples
- For example, …
- For instance, …
- A good illustration of this is …
- Evidence for this is provided by …
- We can see this when …
Example: A lot of wild animals are endangered. Evidence for this is proved by decreasing number of species.
Concluding
- To summarise, …
- In conclusion, …
- Overall, …
- On balance, …
- Taking everything into consideration, …
Example: Overall, no parents should neglect their children.
