Discussion and Transitional Phrases

Opinions, preferences:

• It seems to me....
• In my opinion..
• Well, actually.....
• I feel....
• As I see it.....
• I think...
• I'd like to....
• I'd rather...
• The way I see it...
• I'd prefer.....
• As far as I'm concerned....
• If it were up to me....
• I suppose....
• You could look at it.....
• I suspect that....
• I'm pretty sure that....
• It is fairly certain that...
• I'm convinced that....
• I honestly believe that...
• Without a doubt....
• It might actually be...

Disagreeing:

• I don't think that...
• Don't you think it would be better...
• I don't agree, I'd prefer....
• Shouldn't we consider....
• But what about....
• The truth of the matter is....
• The problem with that point of view is....
• I have to disagree......
• Honestly, I doubt if....

Giving reasons and offering explanations:

• To begin with.....
• The reason why,,,
• That's why....
• For this reason....
• That's the reason why....
• Many people think....
• Many people feel...
• All things considered...
• Allowing for the fact that....
• When you consider that.....