Your topic sentences will reflect your pattern of organization just like your thesis statement does!
Topic sentences
One [significant/main/major/key] [benefit/advantage] is ....
One [significant/main/major/key] reason.... is that....
Another positive aspect of X is ....
The second main [cause for/problem with/effect of] ... is ....
In order to solve this problem, it is important to....
Explanation of quote or example (use after the quote)
In other words, [his/her/their] point is.....
As this quote/example shows,....
Basically, [Author] is saying....
[Author]’s point is that .....
The essence of [Author]’s argument is that ....
Analyzing quotes
One implication of [Author]’s view is that....
Although [Author] does not explicitly say so, we can assume that....
For more information, visit 5.8: Writing Concession and Counterargument
Concession topic sentences
However, not everyone agrees that…. For example,.....
On the other hand, some people say that…. For example, ....
Some may object to the idea of ... because…..
Language for concession responses
While it is true that…., this is not a major disadvantage because…
However, it is important to also consider the fact that ....
"2.13: Language Toolkit" is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Gabriel Winer & Elizabeth Wadell (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)). Adapted by Laura Paciorek.