A FRAME TO ARGUE
I am concerned that…
INTRODUCTION
It is perfectly clear to me
that…
I am sure you will agree with me
that…
Although not everyone would
agree, I want to argue that…
If you were to consider (the
issue), I am sure you would
agree that…
It is my intention to argue
that…
Most people today would surely
agree that………….
Notwithstanding the views of
some, I want to argue that…
SECOND POINT
From my introduction I am sure
you will see that…
There is strong evidence to
suggest that…
It seems to me that…
I will present a number of ideas
to support my position, the first
being…
My first reason for taking this
stance is…
Interesting to note is the fact
that…
Statistics clearly show that…
THIRD POINT
I also feel that…
The issue of…
Another strong argument is…
In addition you might consider…
An equally important point is….
This clearly shows that…
There is, of course, more to
think about…
FOURTH PONT
This paragraph gives some alternative
views
Conversely…
Incredibly, some people
suggest…
Hard as it is to understand,
some people believe…
Despite the above, some people
believe…
On the other hand…
Unbelievably, there are some
who…
I appreciate there are other
views…
Even in the face of the above,
some people say that…
The arguments against (the
issue) are merely based on…
FIFTH POINT
This is the final point in favour of your
position
Surely you will agree with
me that…
Still I believe you cannot avoid
the fact that…
I must draw your attention to
the final point that…
But still you must understand…
I do accept much of the above
but…
Frankly, I utterly disagree with
the above ideas…
CONCLUSION
Here you sum up your ideas briefly.
I hope I have proved that…
After all this you must now see
that…
So, in conclusion, I claim that…
I think I have shown that…
To sum up…
The reality remains that…
I trust you are convinced and
believe with me that…