Linking+phrases.+Writing.

**To state other people's opinions:** (While) It is popularly believed that, People often claim that, It is often/ sometimes alleged/ argued that, Some people argue/ believe/ claim that, Many argue that, Most people feel that, Some people point out that, Contrary to popular belief, (I think/ believe/ consider…), Supporters of ... say that, It can be argued that, It would be hard to deny that, While it is true to say that ..., Even though some people, There is some truth in the view, but, While it is true that, ... is regarded as ..., ... is generally considered ... , ... is often seen as ... , is widely accepted, ... is generally believed ...  **To express the other side of the argument:** Opponents of … argue/ claim/ believe that …,While it is true to say that …, in fact… The fact that … contradicts the belief/ idea that …, Some people take the opposite view and ..., However the truth of the matter is that, A matter of considerable controversy is whether ...  **Personal opinion:** In my opinion/view, To my mind, To my way of thinking, I am convinced that, lt is my firm belief that, I am inclined to believe that, I tend to believe that, As far as I am concerned, I think that, I believe that, From my point of view, It is right/ wrong to suggest that..., We should also remember that, It is also worth bearing in mind that, I really do think, I nevertheless believe that, I admit that ... , Personally, I am inclined to believe that ... Personally, I am a supporter of the opinion favouring ...  **To list advantages:** The main advantage of, The greatest advantage of, The first advantage of, One advantage of, Another advantage of, One other advantage of, A further advantage of, An additional advantage of, One/ Another argument/ point of view in favour of,  **To list disadvantages:** The main disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, The greatest disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, The first disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, One disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, Another disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, One other advantage of, A further disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, An additional disadvantage/ drawback/ negative effect of, One/ Another argument/ point of view against,  **To add information:** First, Firstly, First of all, In the first place, To start/begin with, Then, Next, Secondly, What is more, Furthermore, Apart from this/that, In addition (to this), Moreover, Besides, Also, Additionally, Equally important, Likewise, In the same manner, Similarly, Finally, Lastly, More than that/this, Not only that, Another point is that  **To express similarity:** Similarly, Likewise, In the same way, **To show contrast:** Yet, However, Nevertheless, Nonetheless, Although, Even though, Regardless of the fact that, In spite of the fact that, Despite the fact that, On the one hand, On the other hand, At the same time, Conversely, In contrast, On the contrary, **To emphasise a point:** Indeed, Naturally, Clearly, Obviously, Needless to say, Certainly, More importantly, Undeniably, Undoubtedly, Unquestionably, Without a doubt, It goes without saying that ... It would be hard to deny that ... **To express reality:** It is a fact that, In fact, As a matter of fact, The fact of the matter is (that), Actually, In practice, <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">**To make partially true statements:** up to a point, to a certain extent/degree, to some extent/degree, In a sense, In a way, To a limited extent (this is true but ) <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">** To give reasons: **The reason why, For this reason, That is the reason why, That is why, <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: justify;">**To express effect:** Thus, Therefore, Hence, Consequently, As a result/consequence, As a consequence, For this reason, Accordingly, <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">**To give examples:** For instance, For example, such as, like, in particular, namely, to illustrate, as an illustration, An example of this could be ... ; ... is a good example of ... <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">**To clarify:** In other words, That is to say, To put it another way, <span style="color: #0a5454; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;">**To conclude:** Finally, Lastly, All in all, Taking everything into account/consideration, On the whole, All things considered, In conclusion, To sum up, To summarise, For all these reasons, I really... ,