STARTER AND CONNECTING WORDS

Expressing opinions: Reasoning:

 I agree/ disagree with the above  Because of
statement that  As a result of
 In my opinion  Owing to
 I believe that  Through
 I am in favour of  Due to
 I am against the idea of  Consequently
 It seems to me that  On account of
 I sympathize with  Therefore
 Hence
Presenting and contrasting
opinions: Concluding:
 To sum up
 The main argument in favour/ against is
 To conclude
 It is often said that
 It can be concluded that
 First of all I should like to consider
 I believe that
 Apart from that
 Thus, I am of the opinion that
 Even though
 Furthermore
 In addition
Argumentative verbs (use these
 Moreover instead of say/tell):
 Nevertheless
 And  Claim
 Or  Assert
 But  Insist
 Finally  Argue
 Lastly  Allege
 Despite the fact that/ In spite of  Suggest
 On the other hand  Point out
 On the contrary  Maintain
 Whereas
 What is more
 What matters most in this case is
 It is a fact that
 Besides
 After all
 There is no doubt that