Essential Academic Writing Phrases for Persuasive Essays

Developing the Argument

• Let us begin by saying that…
• First of all, … must be emphasized…
• We are assuming that…
• First, let us concentrate on the problem of…
• First, we need to consider whether…
• We have taken as a starting point…
• If we start from the principle of…, we shall be able to see how…
• The first… that we shall examine is…

Connecting Elements

• However, we should now focus our attention on…
• Let us move on to another aspect of…
• Let us turn our attention to the second point that…
• Next, we shall look at another closely related issue…
• Next, we shall consider…
• Let us now move on to…
• But, to return to the issue…
• Let us look in greater detail at…

The Other Side of the Argument

• Now let us move on to the second argument, according to which…
• Now let us consider what would happen if…
• But there is another factor that should be taken into account if we are to understand the importance of…
• A second approach would be to decide whether…
• However, it is also worthwhile considering the view of those who maintain that…
• It should be pointed out, however, that…
• My comments on… can equally well be applied to…
• On the other hand, the belief that…
• Such an assertion can be countered with the argument that…

In Conclusion

• In short
• In the final analysis
• In short, it is a question of…
• All the arguments set out here lead to the same conclusion…
• From what has been said, it can be seen that…
• All of this demonstrates…
• We are therefore drawn to the conclusion that…
• In conclusion…
• Let us conclude by saying that…
• Finally, let us remember…

Advanced Connecting Elements

• The former… the latter
• Not only… but also
• In connection with
• In this regard, we should point out that
• Both… and moreover
• On the one hand… and on the other…
• While on the one hand… on the other
• Either… or…
• Neither… nor… nor even

Adding Elements

• Moreover,
• In addition to… there are
• Another factor to take into account is…
• Another very important event was…
• And that is not all…
• Moreover…
• It should also be noted that…
• As far as… are concerned
• As for…

Introducing One’s Own Point of View

• I am of the opinion that…
• To my mind…
• And I would agree wholeheartedly
• I share that view…
• Our hypothesis is that…
• It is true to say that…
• First and foremost, I am convinced that
• As I see it
• You only need to… to feel…

Introducing an Example

• As an example, let us take…
• And I shall take as an example…
• To give a graphic example…
• Let us suppose that…
• With the help of some examples, I shall move on to…
• Let us look at an example…