Wiki source code of Useful words and phrases argumentative writing
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| 1 | **//Transition//** | ||
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| 3 | |=from the solution text|=further examples | ||
| 4 | |Looking at the positive side, there are several reasons...|The question arises... | ||
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| 6 | **//Ordering//** | ||
| 7 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 8 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 9 | |Firstly,... | ||
| 10 | Secondly,... | ||
| 11 | On the other hand,... | ||
| 12 | Another disadvantage is...|A second argument is... | ||
| 13 | A further point... | ||
| 14 | One of the greatest advantages... | ||
| 15 | Another significant benefit... | ||
| 16 | Also,... | ||
| 17 | In addition,... | ||
| 18 | Finally,... | ||
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| 20 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 21 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 22 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 23 | |for instance | ||
| 24 | for example|to illustrate this point | ||
| 25 | look at | ||
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| 27 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
| 28 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 29 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 30 | |Therefore,... | ||
| 31 | As a result,... | ||
| 32 | Consequently,... | ||
| 33 | This is why... | ||
| 34 | In conclusion,... | ||
| 35 | In a nutshell...|To conclude... | ||
| 36 | This shows... | ||
| 37 | This … helps... | ||
| 38 | This creates... | ||
| 39 | By doing so... | ||
| 40 | |||
| 41 | **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** | ||
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| 43 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 44 | |One major issue is... | ||
| 45 | A significant disadvantage is...|A major/serious drawback is... | ||
| 46 | to deal with the issue of... | ||
| 47 | to raise an important question... | ||
| 48 | great advantage | ||
| 49 | to increase awareness... | ||
| 50 | to benefit from... |