English for Opinion and Argumentation

OPINION ET ARGUMENTATION

Opinion :
I think / I believe / I reckon / I suppose/ I guess                                 I do believe that…
In my opinion, … / To my mind, .../ In my view, .../ As far as I am concerned, I think...
I am (deeply) convinced that.../ My view is just the opposite
There is no denying that… (on ne peut nier que)
I maintain that…/ I am convinced that…/ It all boils down to… (ça revient à/ça se résume à)

Agreement :
I agree with...    / I do agree with…/ I entirely agree with/ I completely agree with…
I think you're (absolutely) right. / That's true/ Definitely/ absolutely

Disagreement :
I disagree with/ I don't (quite) agree/ I don't think so
I think you're wrong/ Nonsense! / Rubbish! …/ This is absurd !

To put something in perspective/in question
Let us consider/the other side of the coin/the cons…

Exemplifying
Let me give you an example/ Let us consider this example
The best example I know is…
For example/ For instance…
To quote an example,…/ Suppose that…

Probability :
Perhaps, maybe
It may/might/could/is likely to + BV

It looks as if...

Intention :
I intend to + BV
I'm thinking of + BV -ing
I'm planning to...
I'm determined to...

I’m convinced that I should…

I’d prefer to do…/ I’d rather do…

Concluding
In conclusion I would say that…
Let me conclude by saying that…

All this goes to show that : cela montre/ démontre que.

The problem may be summarized thus/ as follows : la situation peut se résumer ainsi.

To come to a conclusion/ to the conclusion that : pour conclure.

On the whole : dans l'ensemble.