Templates-Issue

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
1. The issue/belief/opinion idea expressed by the author/editorial/newspaper seems to suggest that
________. Although some might claim that ______, in my view ________. This essay cites X
reasons to support my viewpoint.

2. According to the statement, __________ . While I agree that____ I disagree with/ I believe
that______. This essay cites X reasons to support my viewpoint.

FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH

1. The chief reason for my view is…..

2. First,
3. The main problem with ______
4. The central problem with this advice is ________
5. Firstly,

SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH

1. Secondly,
2. Moreover,
3. In addition,
4. Another problem
5. Also,
6. Furthermore
7. Another reason that___

THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH

1. Aside from
2. Finally
3. Lastly
4. Thirdly

CONCLUSION

1. In conclusion
2. In sum, I concur that
3. On the whole, it can be said
4. The above essay clearly demonstrates
 Templates-Argument

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

1.The argument that _________ does not appear to be fully substantiated by the information
provided in the newspaper/magazine. In my opinion, the author omits some important concerns
that must be addressed to substantiate the argument. The following essay aims to identify these
concerns.

FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH

1. Among the most pivotal shortcomings of this argument is its inability to

address/acknowledge ______
2. Firstly
3. ______ is based on the questionable assumption that
4. First, the author/argument assumes that___. It is possible, however,
5. One of the assumptions that the argument/author makes is that___
6. To begin with, it is questionable whether___

SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH

1. Another assumption that the argument/author makes

2. Further, the argument does not address the possibility
3. Also, the argument fails to acknowledge
4. Moreover, the author fails to address the possibility
5. Another problem with this argument
6. Second, the only reason provided by the author for___. But ____
7. The author’s forecast rests on ____. There is, however, no guarantee/evidence
8. Secondly, the argument ignores____

THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH

1. Lastly, the author’s assumption that

2. Finally, the argument assumes that____. It is equally reasonable to assume_____
3. Also, although the argument reasons that ____, it does not consider the possibility that
____
4. In addition, the supposition that ____
5. Another concern is that _____
6. While the author discusses ___, he does not provide information about
7. Moreover, the author fails to address _____ when he discusses____
8. The author does not outline ___, and provides the reader no basis for comparison

TRANISITION WORDS/PHRASES (refer to issue based essay list)

1. Although
2. Despite
3. However,
4. On the one hand, on the other hand…
5. While it may be true
6. Granted that
7. In spite of
8. Of course x might be true, but
9. Nevertheless

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, although the author’s argument appears to be logically sound at first glance, it has
various weaknesses. If the author were to provide additional evidence as suggested above, his
argument might be more convincing.

TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES

1. On the other hand,

2. Admittedly
3. Nevertheless
4. However,
5. Despite
6. Yet
7. As a result
8. Specifically
9. Consequently
10. Given the current situation/ status _______
11. For example
12. For instance
13. such as
14. Hence
15. Therefore
16. Besides
17. Similarly
18. In the same way
19. Thus
20. To illustrate
21. In other words
22. On the contrary
23. In spite of
24. Conversely
25. Equally important
26. At the same time
27. Subsequently