Opinion and Claim Sentence Starters

Opinion Claim and Counterclaim Sentence Starters

CCSS ELA Writing Posters Opinion, Claim and Counterclaim Sentence Starters for Students 

1. My opinion is...
2. Only a fool would believe that...
3. Some believe, feel, think... 
4. My argument is...
5. I strongly think, believe, feel...
6. The best way, method, idea, is...
7. A common argument is...
8. Suspend your disbelief when I tell you...
9. Of course I believe...
10. Most critics agree/disagree that...
11. The worst way, method, idea, is...
12. My claim is...
13. My counterclaim is...
14. Here are more, some, two, reasons why...
15. Bottom line I...
16. On the other hand I think, believe, find, ...
17. The flip side is...
18. How I see this matter is ...
19. My view point is...
20. I would argue that...
21. I would state infallibly that ...
22. I still believe, think, feel...
23. Let me restate my opinion, claim, belief, understanding...
24. As far as I can see ...
25. I discovered that ...
26. After deep thought, consideration, study I...
27. I find it intuitive/counterintuitive that ...
28. My rational is...
29. I would tend to agree with this,_____ but, actually, however, in my opinion, yet, you will see ...
30. Here's my take on …
31. I feel that ...
32. My point is...

Some people believe, feel, claim that...,___ but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see...._____

Many, most, all, some people agree that..., ______ but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see....____

Many, most, all, some people disagree that..., _______but..., actually..., however..., in my opinion..., yet..., you will see....____

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Persuasive Writing: Signal Words

TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

INTRODUCTORY PHRASES
In my opinion I believe It is my belief that	There is no doubt that From my point of view It seems to me that	I question whether I (dis) agree with I maintain that
CONCLUDING PHRASES
For the reasons above As you can see As I have noted In other words On the whole	In short To be sure Without a doubt Obviously Unquestionably	In brief Undoubtedly In any case Summarizing In any event
SUPPORTING OPINIONS
First Furthermore Second In addition Third Also Finally Last	Equally important In the first place Likewise	Besides Further Next Again Moreover Similarly
INTRODUCING DETAILS
For example In fact	For instance As evidence	In support of this
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Since Because of Due to For this reason Therefore If…then	Caused by This results in Consequently Accordingly As a result of Leads to	In effect Brought about Made possible As might be expected Give rise to Was responsible for
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Similarly Compared to In like manner On the other hand Although Even though	Likewise In the same way Contrasting On the contrary As opposed to Rather than Nevertheless	As well as Have in common All are The same as Conversely Whether of not In spite of
COUNTERING
I realize you I understand you Even though you Although you Some people It may be that you Your idea to ____ deserves some merit Although this may be true, in contrast Different from Of course ..., but On the other hand On the contrary At the same time In spite of Or While Albeit Besides	Believe Feel Maintain Want Favour Support Argue State Even so / Though Be that as it may Then again Above all In reality After all (And) Still Unlike Nonetheless Regardless Notwithstanding	But Yet However I doubt I question Let me explain On the other hand Nevertheless As much as Even though Although Instead Whereas Despite Conversely Otherwise However Rather

TRANSITIONS

When you want to start an example or illustration:

She loves fine clothes. For example, her prom dress cost nearly two hundred dollars.

Jim sometimes becomes bored easily. For instance, I remember something that happened last summer.

When you want to contrast one thing with another:

Mary is one of my best friends. However, she sometimes makes me angry by being late.

Jack is a good swimmer. Even so, he has never won a trophy,

I saw her once when I felt awful. Nevertheless, we had a wonderful time.

When you want to add another idea:

Tom is crazy about his motorcycle. Furthermore, he does all the maintenance on it himself.

Mr. Johnston is an excellent teacher. Moreover, he is very popular with his students.

Everybody likes Lou. In addition, he seems to like everyone he meets.

When you want to show that one thing causes another:

Sam isn't very organized. Consequently, he sometimes doesn't seem to know what he is doing.

One time he forgot his wife's birthday. As a result, she was very angry.

Al jogs three miles a day. Therefore, he is in good shape. .

When you want to summarize or generalize:

That really bothered me. But on the whole, he is a pretty good guy.

He is sensitive, warm, and considerate. In short, I love him.