I think/believe that I guess/predict/imagine that It seems to me Based onI infer that In my opinion I hypothesize that
Asking for Clarification Acknowledging/Agreeing
What do you mean? My idea is similar to/related to _____s idea. Will you explain that again? I agree with _____ that I have a question about that. My idea builds upon _____s idea.
Individual Reporting Affirming
I discovered from _____ that Thats an interesting idea I found out from _____ that I hadnt thought about that _____ pointed out to me that I see what you mean
Disagreeing Paraphrasing
I dont agree with you because So you are saying that I got a different answer than you In other words, you think I see it another way What I hear you saying is