That may be true, but have you
considered that…
USEFUL DEBATE EXPRESSIONS
LEGACY EDUCATION
AGREE WITH PEOPLE
I totally agree with you.
I couldn't agree more.
Yes, absolutely.
You've got a point there.
You’re absolutely right.
Indeed.
That's exactly how I feel.
I have to side with (someone) on this one.
No doubt about it.
I was just going to say that.
I suppose so./ I guess so.
Possibly/Probably.
Maybe you're right.
I must admit that…
I am convinced that …
It seems to me that …
You could be right
Exactly
That makes sense.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
DISAGREE WITH PEOPLE
I'm not sure about that!
I see your point, but...
I'm afraid I disagree
I understand, however..
That's not how I see it
I´d say the exact opposite
That's not always true.
That's not always the case.
No Way! (informal)
I totally disagree.
That's ok, but...
I can see your point but...
GIVE OPINION
Personally, I think...
The way I see it...
As far as I'm concerned…
As far as I know…
I believe that…
From what I gather…
If you want my honest opinion…
In my view…
Well, if you ask me…
SAY YOU DON’T KNOW
Sorry. I don't know.
I'm afraid I have no idea.
Sorry, I can't help you there.
I don't know anything about that.
PROVIDE REASONS
This is probably due to…
The reason why…, is …
…due to the fact that…
… due to…
I base my argument on …
I tell you all this because …
INTRODUCE A TOPIC
To start with…
I’d like to begin by…
Let’s start by…
The most obvious point to consider is…
First of all I’d like to point out …
The main problem is …
CHANGE THE TOPIC
Now, I’d like to look at…
Now, I’ll move on to…
Moving on to the next part, I’d like to…
 MAKE GENERALIZATION
Generally speaking...
In all honesty...
In more general terms...
Overall...
On the whole...
As a general rule...
Broadly speaking...
ASK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Would you mind explaining that a little
more, please?
Could you explain that more fully?
Could you tell us a bit more about that?
ASK FOR CLARIFICATION
Would you like to say something?
What do you mean?
What are your ideas?
What are you trying to say?
I’m sorry, I don’t quite follow.
INTERRUPT POLITELY
I'm sorry, but ...
Can/May I add something?
Sorry to interrupt, but …
STATE OTHER OPINIONS
On the one hand,
They claim that ...
They also say ...
That's a matter of opinion
PHRASES TO GO BACK TO FOCUS
Let's get back to ...
As we just heard ...
Where were we?
RESTATE AN IDEA
In other words,
That is, …
What I’m trying to say is…
I mean…
To put it another way…
PERSUADE & CONVINCE
You must admit that…
Don’t forget that…
You must remember that…
ENUMERATION OF POINTS
First of all, I’d like to say …
In addition to that …
Moreover, …
Furthermore, …
Another example of this is …
First, second, third …
Finally, …
STATE SOMETHING AS A FACT
As everyone knows …
It is generally accepted that …
There can be no doubt that …
It is a fact that …
Nobody will deny that …
Everyone knows that …
The obvious conclusion is …
Last but not least …
The only alternative left is …
The only possible solution/conclusion is..
Summing up, I’d like to say that …
In conclusion, we can say that …
To cut a long story short, …
Just to give you the main points again, …