Opinion
- The way I see it,
- In my view,
- In my opinion, I think that
- My view on the matter is...
- As far as I understand it,
- As far as I'm concerned,
- I'd say that...
- I personally am (not) a big fan of...
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Evidence/Popular opinion
- All the evidence points to /suggests
- I think you'll find that
- If you ask anyone...
- The vast majority of people would say...
- We have no evidence that ...
- 9 out 10 people would say that ...
- There's no evidence to support that whatsoever.
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Main arguments
- I support/oppose the notion that... for the following reason: Firstly...
- The key issue here is ...
- The real question/dilemma is ...(question form)
- The critical/crucial factor here is...
- It's vital to remember that...
- By far and away the most important point is ...
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Adding points
- What's more,
- On top of that,
- Besides that,
- Apart from that,
- Another thing to consider is ...
- We shouldn't forget that ...
- It's also worth bearing in mind that ...
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Rebutting/Cross-Examining
- So what you're saying is ...
- So let me get this straight...
- Correct me if I'm wrong but...
- You're not seriously suggesting that ..., are you?
- You can't possibly be saying that ...
- I feel I must also disagree with you about ...
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Conceding/Partially Agreeing
- I admit that your point about... may be true, however,
- I take/see your point about...
- Let's say I agree with the idea of ...
- I hear what you're saying, but ...
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Conclusion
- In a nutshell,
- So to sum up,
- So in summary,
- So to warp up,
- So as I was saying,
- All in all,
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Debate Structure
- Opening statement (2 mins)
- Cross examination (1min)
- (repeat)
- Rebuttal #1 (1 min each)
- Rebuttal #2 (1min each)
- Closing Statements (1 min each)
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