PHRASES TO ASSIST IN A CREATIVE APPROACH TO TOPIC STATEMENTS
AND INTRODUCTIONS
It is often the view…
Evidence for in support of this position, can be found
There is the popular opinion that…
in…,
It is often regarded that…
It is however, important to note the limitations of…
There is a contentious debate that…
It is important to note however, that …
It would be remiss of ______ to ignore the fact that…
It is important however not to assume the applicability of,
There is the contentious debate that…
…in all cases.
The phenomenon of…
It is important however not to overemphasis the strengths
There is a no denial of the fact that…
of …
There is a statistical association between…
The issue of … or the issue focused upon …
There is a symbiotic relationship between…
An equally significant aspect of…
Proposals have been presented to relay the fact that…
Another, significant factor in…
It is universally accepted that…
Certainly, there is no shortage of disagreement within…
There is a strong lobby against…
Representations have been made…
It is perhaps the most popular view that…
It is the popular view of many academics in this
cosmopolitan, plural, diverse society.
Despite these criticisms, … the popularity of X remains largely undiminished.
Each of these theoretical positions make an important contribution to our understanding of, …
To expand
Initially, in addition, furthermore, additionally, moreover. Likewise, comparatively correspondingly, also,
to add, undoubtedly, incidentally, another essential point.
Exemplifying
For instance, for example, such as, to illustrate, by way of example.
Expressing contrast.
However, on the contrary, in contrast, conversely, despite, alternatively, not withstanding,
Expressing similarity
Similarly, likewise, equally, in the same way, complementary to this,
Expressing causes
Since, because, due to, owing to, for the reason that.
Expressing results
Therefore, consequently, as a consequence, hence, as a result, resulting, accordingly.
Summarizing
In short, in conclusion, in the final analysis, in the end, in summary, to end, eventually, to conclude, in
review, to summarize, in essence.
To quote a writer or theorist
As advocated by, as postulated by, as contended by, as outline by, as illustrated by, as documented by, as
written by, as forwarded by, as proposed by, as pioneered by,
as validated by, as indicated by. as can be seen, generally
To answer these questions…
speaking, in the final analysis, all things considered, as shown
The present study attempts to crystallize ……
above, in the long run, given these points, as has been noted
factors which influence …… by….
Analyzing the relation
In examining…
GENERAL PHRASES
In order to better understanding…
A few studies…
A deeper understanding of the process of…
Other studies…
We illustrate this procedure by…
A certain study, … indicated that…
We illustrate this procedure by using…
Little attention has been devoted to the impact…
Our contention is that…
Given the lack of critical attention paid to…
This research builds on existing Knowledge in the
There is a divergence between …… and what they actually do.
fields of…
Occurs because…
Insights drawn from scholarly literature are
Several schools of thought have emerged…
supplemented with those from…
As shown previously…
It accentuates the realization that…
Prior research has suggested…
The issue is whether or not…
Another factor…
There is evidence that …… has a positive affect.
The underlying concept…
These arguments suggest…
The likelihood that…
The same logic underlies…
Research indicates…
In this context, it is worthwhile to consider…
What is demonstrated…
In this respect, …
Against this backdrop…
To answer these questions…
The central issue addressed here is the relationship between…
The present study attempts to crystallize ……
The topic of …… warrants research attention for ……
factors which influence …… by….
reasons.
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