for and against

For and against essays
A) To list advantages:
o One/Another/A further/An additional (major) advantage of… is …
o The main/greatest/first advantage of… is …
B) To list disadvantages:
o One/Another/ A further/An additional (major) disadvantage/drawback of…
o The main/greatest/most serious/first disadvantage /drawback of…
o Another negative aspect of…
C) To introduce points/arguments for or against:
o One (very convincing) point/argument in favour of… / against… is that …
o A further common criticism of…
o It could be argued that….. It is often claimed/suggested that…
o It is widely argued/ maintained that….. It is generally felt/ believed/ held...
 Some/many/most people/experts/critics claim/suggest/argue/feel that… maintain/believe/point out/agree/hold that… support the view that… oppose the view that… are in favour of/against… are of the opinion that/convinced that… are opposed to…
D) Conclusion expressing opinion directly In conclusion, On balance, All things considered, Taking everything into account/consideration, To conclude, To sum up, All in all,
………………………it is my belief/opinion that …
…………………I (firmly) believe/feel/think that...
….…………………..I am convinced that ......…………………I am inclined to believe that …
I (do not) agree that/with …
E) Conclusion expressing balanced considerations/ opinion indirectly
In conclusion, On balance, All things considered, Taking everything into account/consideration, To conclude, To sum up, All in all, Finally/Lastly,
……………………. it can be said/claimed that … ……………………. it seems/appears that… ……………………. it would seem that… ……………………..it is likely/unlikely/possible/ that…
……………………. it is clear/obvious that… ……………………..there is no/little doubt that … ……………………. it is true to say that … ……………………..although it must be said that … …………………… it may be concluded/said that …