Verbs:
To improve / worsen
To encourage / prevent
To support / object to
To develop
To provide (with)
To implement
To solve
To allow / permit / let
Scenarios
Imagine a society where…
Wouldn’t you prefer …?
BE
CONVINCING
Without a shadow of a doubt, …
It is absolutely vital that /
crucial that …
There is no question that
TECHNIQUES
TO INVOLVE THE LISTENERS / AUDIENCE
We all know that… (get the listeners on
your side)
Think about it: … (use imperatives to
attract the audience’s attention)
I’m sure that everyone in the room would
agree / recognize / accept … (encourage your listener to agree)
Let’s face it, … (making something seem
like a self-evident truth)
Imagine a school where … Does this sound
……….? (scenario)
Would you really ………? (rhetorical
question – add detail)
What next? Would you accept …(use
exaggeration)
CONNECTIVES
·Although / Even though / Though
·Despite / In spite of
·Therefore / As a result of this /
Consequently
·On the other hand / However / Yet /
Conversely
·Otherwise / If not
·This may
lead to / This could cause
·Without
·If
·As
·Whereas
·While
·Therefore
·Due to this
·First of all / Firstly / Secondly /
Thirdly / Furthermore / Moreover / In addition to this
·In conclusion / In summary / To sum up, …
·…for two main reasons: Firstly….,
Secondly, …
·Unfortunately / Undoubtedly / Currently / Unsurprisingly
Responding to the opposition
After listening to your points, I must
point out that …
While it’s true that ……, you must admit
that …
I would like to point out one major flaw
in your argument: …
Although I accept that …., as you have
said, I find …. absolutely preposterous!
Don’t you think that it’s a little naïve
to assume that … ?
You claim that … But it’s completely
realistic to suggest that…
Rhetorical
questions (Add detail and develop the question)
Do you honestly want to implement a
system which ….?
Lists
of 3:
Adjectives (It is expensive, inefficient
and unreliable)
Nouns (It would negatively affect
students, parents and teachers.)
Verbs (to improve, renovate and develop
…)
Points (It would lead to an increase in
the profits of the company, a positive impression of the business and a number
of new customers)
Knock
down the other side of the argument
While it’s true that …,
Although many people may agree that…
Yes, …. Yes, … and yes, … However, have
you seriously considered ….?
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