SYNTHESISThe fact of the matter is surely that... | The truth of the matter is simply that... | On balance, we can safely say that... | On reflection, it seems more accurate to say that... | If one weighs the pros and the cons of the case, one soon realizes that... | In the final analysis... |
Introductory remarksIt is generally agreed today that... | In approaching this issue, one should... | Nowadays, it is scarcely possible to... | The [ex:business world] offers us numerous examples of... |
THESISThe first thing that needs to be said is... | One argument in support of... | We must distinguish carefully between... | The second reason for... | An important aspect of the problem is... | It is worth stating at this point that... |
Balancing viewsOne should always remember that... | One should, however, not forget that... | We could perhaps go further and ask ourselves whether... |
ConsequencesFrom these facts, one may conclude that... | That is why, in our opinion,... | Which seems to confirm the idea that... | Thus,.../Therefore,... |
Adding elementsFurthermore, one should not forget that... | In addition to... | Moreover... |
Accepting other points to certain degreeThe decision was a good one. Nonetheless... | One can agree up to a certain point with... | Certainly,... However,... | It cannot be denied that... |
Introducing examplesTake for example... | To illustrate this point one need only refer to... |
1myriad | (noun) a countless of extremely great number; replaces: a lot | assert | (verb) state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; replaces: says | egregious | (adjective) outstandingly bad; replaces: bad | erroneous | (adjective) wrong; replaces: wrong | engenders | (verb) to cause or give rise to; replaces: causes | employs | (verb) to make use of; replaces: uses | salient | (adjective) most notable or important; replaces: important |
Saying what you think is trueThis leads us to believe that... | It is very possible that... | In view of these facts, it is quite likely that... |
| | Introducing factsIt is... true that.../ clear that.../ noticeable that... | One should note here that... |
CONCLUSIONWhat conclusion can be drawn from this? | The most satisfactory conclusion that we can come to is... | To sum up.. we are convinced that.../...we believe that.../...we have to accept that... |
ANTITHESISOn the other hand, we can observe that... | The other side of the coin is, however, that... | Another way of looking at this question is to... |
ComparisonSome experts suggest,... whereas others... | Compared to... | One the one hand there is the firm belief that... On the other hand, many people are convinced that... |
Emphasising particular pointsThe last example highlights that fact that... | Not only... but also... | We would even go so far as to say that... |
CertainlyDoubtless... | One cannot deny that... | It is (very) clear from these observations that... |
Accepting other points of viewNevertheless, one should accept that... | However, we also agree that... |
ConclusionThe arguments we have presented... suggests that.../prove that.../would indicate that... | From these arguments one must.../could.../might...conclude that... | All of this points to the conclusion that... |
Developing the argumentThe first aspect to point out is that... | Let us start by considering the facts. |
2reasons | (verb) think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic; replaces: thinks | advantageous | (adjective) providing an advantage; favorable; beneficial; replaces: good | galvanize | (verb) shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action; replaces: motivates | craft | (verb) to make or manufacture with skill and careful attention to detail; replaces: makes/produces/writes | substantiate | (verb) provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; replaces: proves | caustic | (adjective) able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical; replaces: mean/harsh | elucidate | (verb) to make clear; replaces: explain |
| | DoubtAll the same, it is possible that... | It is difficult to believe that... |
Personal OpinionsExperts... | ...believe that | ...say that | ...suggest that | ...are convinced that | ...point out that | ...emphasise that | According to some experts |
Moderating, agreeing, disagreeingBy and large... | Perhaps we should also point out the fact that... | It would be unfair not to mention that fact that... | One must admit that... | One cannot possible accept the fact that... |
Ordering elementsFirstly,.../Secondly,.../Finally,... | If on the one hand it can be said that...the same is not true for... | The first argument suggest that... whilst the second suggest that... |
INTRODUCTIONIt is often said that... | It is undeniable that... | It is a well-known fact that... | For the great majority of people... | We live in a world in which... | A number of key issues arise from the statement. For one... | One of the most striking features of this problem is... | First of all, let us try to understand... | The public in general tend to believe that... |
The other side of the argumentIt would also be interesting to see... | One should, nevertheless, consider the problem from another angle. | Equally relevant to the issue are the questions of... |
3tenuous | (adjective) very weak or slight; replaces: weak or fragile | perfunctory | (adjective) an action or gesture carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; replaces: hasty, careless | anomaly | (noun) out of the ordinary; irregular; something different from the norm; replaces: oddity, abnormality | facet | (noun) piece or component of something larger; aspect of something bigger; replaces: face, side, plane | plethora | (noun) an abundance; wide variety; excess; replaces: a lot, tons, a bunch | ubiquitous | (adjective) omnipresent; widespread; everywhere at once; replaces: all over, everywhere, worldwide |
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