Persuasive
Writing: Signal Words
TRANSITIONAL PHRASES
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INTRODUCTORY
PHRASES
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In
my opinion
I
believe
It
is my belief that
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There
is no doubt that
From
my point of view
It
seems to me that
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I
question whether
I
(dis) agree with
I
maintain that
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CONCLUDING
PHRASES
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For
the reasons above
As
you can see
As
I have noted
In
other words
On
the whole
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In
short
To
be sure
Without
a doubt
Obviously
Unquestionably
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In
brief
Undoubtedly
In
any case
Summarizing
In
any event
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SUPPORTING
OPINIONS
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First Furthermore
Second In addition
Third Also
Finally Last
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Equally
important
In
the first place
Likewise
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Besides Further
Next Again
Moreover Similarly
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INTRODUCING
DETAILS
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For
example
In
fact
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For
instance
As
evidence
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In
support of this
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CAUSE
AND EFFECT
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Since
Because
of
Due
to
For
this reason
Therefore
If…then
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Caused
by
This
results in
Consequently
Accordingly
As
a result of
Leads
to
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In
effect
Brought
about
Made
possible
As
might be expected
Give
rise to
Was
responsible for
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COMPARE
AND CONTRAST
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Similarly
Compared
to
In
like manner
On
the other hand
Although
Even
though
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Likewise
In
the same way
Contrasting
On
the contrary
As
opposed to
Rather
than
Nevertheless
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As
well as
Have
in common
All
are
The
same as
Conversely
Whether
of not
In
spite of
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COUNTERING
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I
realize you
I
understand you
Even
though you
Although
you
Some
people
It
may be that you
Your
idea to ____ deserves some merit
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Believe
Feel
Maintain
Want
Support
Argue
State
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But
Yet
However
I
doubt
I
question
Let
me explain
On
the other hand
Nevertheless
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TRANSITIONS
When you want to start an example or
illustration:
She loves fine clothes. For
example, her prom dress cost nearly two hundred dollars.
Jim sometimes becomes bored
easily. For instance, I remember something that happened last summer.
When you want to contrast one thing with
another:
Mary is one of my best friends. However, she sometimes makes me angry
by being late.
Jack is a good swimmer. Even
so, he has never won a trophy,
I saw her once when I felt
awful. Nevertheless, we had a
wonderful time.
When you want to add another idea:
Tom is crazy about his motorcycle. Furthermore,
he does all the maintenance on it himself.
Mr. Johnston is an excellent
teacher. Moreover, he is very popular with his students.
Everybody likes Lou. In
addition, he seems to like everyone he meets.
When you want to show that one thing
causes another:
Sam isn't very organized. Consequently,
he sometimes doesn't seem to know what he is doing.
One time he forgot his wife's
birthday. As a result, she was very angry.
Al jogs three miles a day. Therefore,
he is in good shape. .
When you want to summarize or
generalize:
That really bothered me. But on
the whole, he is a pretty good guy.
He is sensitive, warm, and
considerate. In short, I love him.
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