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1. Introducing a point
First of all I’d like to point out…			To start with…
The main problem is…			Let’s get this clear first…
I want to draw attention to…			Speaking of...
2. Stating something as a fact
As everyone knows…			It is a fact that…
It’s generally accepted that…			Nobody will deny that…
There can be no doubt that…			Everyone knows that…
It is common knowledge that…			We must face the fact that…
3. Keeping to the point
What we are discussing here is…			Come to the point…
It would be more to the point if…			That is not the problem…
It is entirely beside the point…			That’s quite irrelevant…
It has nothing to do with…			It doesn’t matter…
4. Expressing personal opinion
In my opinion…			Let me tell you…
It seems to me that…			I believe that…
In my view…			Frankly speaking…
I have the feeling that…			To tell the truth…
You can take it from me that…			And besides…
I rather think that…			What’s more…
I’m absolutely convinced that…			Moreover…
If you ask me, I think that… As far as I remember…			I feel that… As for me…
5. Expressing doubt
Do you really believe that…				I’m not sure that…
How do you know that…				I’m not convinced that…
You are not trying to tell us that…				I wonder if you realize…
I’m afraid you are exaggerating…				I doubt it very much…
I wouldn’t be so sure about that…
6. Expressing pros and cons
There are two sides of this question…				An argument for/against is…
On the one hand/on the other hand..				Some people think that/
One should never forget that…				others say that…
7. Expressing support
That’s a very important point…			You are quite right…
You’ve got a good point there…			I couldn’t agree with you…
8. Expressing disagreement
I can’t accept your view…				I don’t quite agree there…
Do you expect us to believe that…				May I remind you that…
I don’t want to argue with you but.. Quite on the contrary…				Surely you are not serious.. I wouldn’t say that…
9. Apologies
Excuse me, that isn’t quite right...			I’m so sorry…
You’ve got that wrong…			I beg your pardon…
It wasn’t like that at all…			Excuse my mistake…
Could I just say something…			Sorry to interrupt you…
What really happened was…			Just a minute…
10. Giving reasons
The reason for this is…			This is due to…
On account of…			I base my argument on…
This is true because…			I’m sure since…
11. Drawing conclusions
The obvious conclusion is…			It follows from this that…
The last but not the least…			The only alternative left is…
The only possible solution is…			To conclude that…
12. Giving a summary
In the end… Finally I would like to say…			To sum it up… Summing up…
To cut the long story short…			In conclusion…
Just to give you the main points			The gist of my argument is…
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