Useful Academic Expressions To Give Opinion

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USEFUL ACADEMIC EXPRESSIONS TO GIVE OPINION

What I'm trying to say is...

In other words...

Saying something in another way To put it another way...

What I mean is...

Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying...

As far as I’m concerned…”

“I’m absolutely convinced…”

Giving personal opinion “Speaking for myself…”

I’d like to point out that

It seems to me that 

Yes, I agree...

That's my view exactly.

I would tend to agree with that.


Agreeing with an opinion
I couldn't agree more.

I’d go along with that.

I respectfully disagree.

I'm afraid I disagree.

I see things rather differently myself.

Disagreeing with an opinion I wouldn't say that is necessarily true.

I tend to disagree.

I'm not so sure about that.

You have a point there but…


I don't entirely agree. It is true that......however...

That is partly true, but...


Partially agreeing with an opinion
I agree with that to an extent. However...

I hadn’t really thought of that

What do you think?

What's your view / opinion?


Getting asked an opinion (by the examiner)
What are your views on...?

How do you feel about...?

That depends...
Saying your opinion could vary according I think it really depends...
to the situation
That depends on how you look at it.

Could you please explain what ...(word)... means?

Sorry, I don't understand the question. Could you


explain?
Asking for clarification(part 3 only) Sorry, I'm afraid I didn't understand the question.

Sorry, can I just clarify what you mean. Are you


asking me ...(say what you believe you have been
asked)...

Sorry, would you mind repeating the question?


Asking for repetition Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Could you repeat
the question?

So all in all...

Summing up To sum up...

To conclude...

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