Advanced Debates

Language
Opinion Evidence/Popular Opinion
The way I see it, All the evidence points to/suggests…
In my view, I think you’ll find that…
In my opinion, I think that If you ask anyone,…
My view on the matter is… The vast majority of people would say…
As far as I understand it, We have no evidence that…
As far as I’m concerned, 9 out of 10 people would say that…
I’d say that… There’s no evidence to support that
I personally am (not) a big fan of… whatsoever.

Main arguments Adding points

I support/oppose the notion that… for the
following reason: Firstly,…
The key issue here is…
The real question/dilemma is… (question form)
The critical/crucial factor here is…
It’s vital to remember that…
By far and away the most important point is…
Rebutting/Cross-Examining
So what you’re saying is…
So let me get this straight…
Correct me if I’m wrong but…
You’re not seriously suggesting that…, are you?
You can’t possibly be saying that…
I feel I must also disagree with you about…
Conclusion
In a nutshell,
To sum up,
So in summary,
So to wrap up,
So as I was saying,
All in all,
What’s more,
On top of that,
Besides that,
Apart from that,
Another thing to consider is…
We shouldn’t forget that…
It’s also worth bearing in mind that…
Conceding/Partially Agreeing
I admit that your point about… may be true,
however,
I take/see your point about…
Let’s say I agree with the idea of…
I hear what you’re saying, but…

Low-stakes Debate Topics

Dogs vs. Cats Superpowers: City vs. Country Text messages vs. Recycling at
Flight vs. face-to-face home
Invisibility communication
Studying alone or Travelling with Are ghosts real? Does the internet Childhood vs
in group? friends vs. do more harm adolescence
Travelling alone than good?
Remote work vs Junk food vs. The cinema vs. Is it ok to use the Tea vs. Coffee
Presence-based homemade food netflix phone at work?
work