Expressing Belief and Opinion
I believe:
I consider:
I feel:
I suppose:
I assume:
I presume:
In my opinion:
To my mind:
It seems to me:
It appears to me:
As far as I’m concerned:
In my point of view:
From my perspective:
Generally speaking:
Expressing Certainty
I am quite sure:
I am absolutely sure:
It is clear:
It is obvious:
It cannot be argued that:
It goes without saying that:
There is no doubt that:
Evidence suggests that:
It is generally accepted that:
It’s a well‑known fact that:
Needless to say:
I am convinced that:
I am deeply convinced:
It’s very likely:
It’s highly likely:
No one can deny that:
No matter what they say:
Surely / Definitely / Of course / Certainly:
I know it from my experience that:
Everybody agrees that:
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
I doubt that:
It’s hard to say that:
It’s a controversial issue:
I’m not sure:
It’s very unlikely / It’s highly unlikely:
No one can know for certain:
I find it difficult to believe:
It seems suspicious:
It is hard to say for certain that:
It is hard to prove that:
Expressing Honesty and Emphasis
To be honest:
To be frank with you:
Frankly speaking:
Honestly:
Admittedly:
I must admit that:
I’d like to emphasize:
I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that:
I’d like to stress the importance of (the fact that):
I’d like to point out that:
I’d like to highlight the importance of (the fact that):
We should keep in mind that:
Let us not forget that:
Structuring Ideas and Arguments
To begin with:
First of all:
First and foremost:
Above all:
In the first place:
Initially:
It is vital:
It is crucial:
It is vitally important:
It is essential:
It is utterly important:
Concluding Thoughts
To sum up:
To summarize:
In summary:
In conclusion:
To conclude with:
In short:
In brief:
To put it in a nutshell:
Finally:
Lastly:
All things considered:
On the whole:
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