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Opinion (Agree / Disagree)

You are given a statement and asked to what extent you agree or disagree. You must take a clear position and defend it throughout the essay.

Question Signal Phrases

›To what extent do you agree or disagree?

›Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

›Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

›Is this a positive or negative development in your view?

Stating Your Opinion (Introduction)

11 words

I firmly believe thatI strongly agree thatI completely disagree with the view thatIn my opinion,From my perspective,I am of the opinion thatIt is my contention thatI would argue thatI am convinced thatWhile some may argue that ..., I believe ...Although there are merits to this view, I contend that

Supporting Your Argument

14 words

the primary reason for this is thatthis is largely becausea key factor is thatthis is evident from the fact thata compelling example of this isthis is illustrated byfor instance,for example,to illustrate,furthermore,in addition,moreover,this is supported byevidence suggests that

Acknowledging the Other Side (Partial Agreement)

12 words

admittedly,it must be acknowledged thatit is true thatwhile it is the case thatalthougheven thoughdespite this,nevertheless,nonetheless,having said that,that said,this notwithstanding,

Concluding Your Opinion

11 words

in conclusion,to conclude,to summarise,for the reasons outlined above,on balance,taking everything into consideration,all things considered,it is clear thatthe evidence strongly suggests thatI therefore maintain thatI remain of the view that

Expressing Degree of Agreement

8 words

I strongly/completely/fully agree thatI largely/mostly agree with this viewI am broadly in agreement, though with some reservationswhile I agree to a large extent, I would argue thatI partially agree, in that ... howeverI strongly/completely/firmly disagreeI am unconvinced by this argumentthis view is, at best, only partially accurate

Introducing Specific Examples

11 words

for example,for instance,to illustrate,to demonstrate this,a clear example of this isthis is exemplified bythis can be seen in the case oftake, for example, the case ofevidence from [country/study] demonstrates thatresearch conducted by [institution] found thata survey of [group] revealed that