Persuasive argumentation


Presenting own point of view


There are many reasons why …


It is

important
true
necessary
essential

to

remember
bear in mind
point out

that

…

The first thing
First of all,

we have
I would like

to consider

is

…

The first thing to be considered is

It is a fact
There is no doubt
I believe

that

…


Commenting on another point of view


Negatively


This
These views

is/are

open to doubt.
not always the case.
not necessarily true.
unlikely to be true.
highly debatable.
incorrect.
highly speculative.

cannot be upheld.

One of the main arguments

against

X is that

…

One disadvantage of
Another point against
A further argument against
One other disadvantage of

X

is

…

One objection to this argument


Plus negative words: wrong, mistaken, false, erroneous, misplaced, inaccurate, incorrect,
debateable, untrue, not the case.


Positively


One advantage of
Another point in favour of
A further argument supporting
One other advantage of
One of the main arguments in favour of

                                      X

                                       is

                                         …

Plus positive words: correct, right, accurate.


             Argumentation phrases taken from A.Suchomelová’s material  on Persuasive argumentation