Agreeing and Disagreeing 

• I agree with the idea that ...... because .......

• I share your point of view because .......

• You made a good point when you said .......

• I agree with (a person) that .......

• Although I agree that ......, I also think .......

• I see what you’re saying, but .......

• I understand where you’re coming from, but ....... 

• I disagree with the idea that ...... because .

• I see it a different way because .......

• You have a point, but the evidence suggests .......

• Have you also considered ......?

    Evaluating

• This is effective because .......

• The evidence ...... is strong because .......

• This is convincing because .......

• The author’s choice makes sense because .......

• I see why the author V, but I think .......

• his is not very effective because .......

• The evidence  is weak because .......

•  ...... would have been a better choice.

•  This would have been better if .......

• What do you think about the writer’s choice to ......?

•  Why do you think  ...... (is/isn’t) effective?

 Arguing and Persuading with Evidence

• I believe that  ......because .......

• It is clear that ......  because .......

• One reason I think ...... is .......

• I have several reasons for thinking .......

• Let me explain why I think that .......

• Based on evidence in the text, I think .......

• Evidence such as ...... suggests that .......

• An example to support my position is .......

• This is evident because .......

• The text ...... clearly indicates that .......

• What evidence supports the idea that ......? 

• Can you explain why you think ......?

Evaluating

• This is effective because .......

• The evidence ...... is strong because .......

• This is convincing because .......

•  The author’s choice makes sense because .......

• I see why the author ......, but I think .......

• This is not very effective because .......

• The evidence ...... is weak because .......

• ...... would have been a better choice.

• This would have been better if .......

• What do you think about the writer’s choice to ......?

• Why do you think  ...... (is/isn’t) effective?

 Arguing and Persuading with Evidence

• I believe that  ...... because .......

• It is clear that  ...... because .......

• One reason I think  ...... is .......

• I have several reasons for thinking .......

• Let me explain why I think that .......

• Based on evidence in the text, I think .......

• Evidence such as ...... suggests that .......

• An example to support my position is .......

• This is evident because .......

• The text clearly indicates that .......

• What evidence supports the idea that ...... ? 

• Can you explain why you think ......?