Discourse markers....
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Introducing an
opinion
Giving a reason or
explanation
Giving an example or
clarification
Adding detail to the
previous point
Introducing a
contrasting idea
Concluding with a
final point or
summarising an
argument
• To be honest,
• Honestly,
• To tell you the truth,
• In my opinion,
• Personally,
• …
Reason:
• The thing is
• The reason is
• This is because
Explanation:
• This is why
• As a consequence,
• For example,
• For instance,
• In particular
• Such as
• Like
• …
• To build upon my point a little more
• On top of that
• What’s more
• Another thing is
• Moreover
• …
• However
• That said
• Having said that
• Conversely
• Whereas
• …
• In a nutshell
• Ultimately
• At the end of the day
• All in all
• To sum up
• …
