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Debate Vocabulary
Asking for Someone’s Opinion
Do you think that…?
What do you feel about…?
Are you sure that…?
Giving Reasons
I think… is right because…
…. That’s why I feel that...
Asking for Reasons
Why do you think that…?
What makes you feel that…?
Defending One’s Opinion
Yes, but what I really mean is…
What I’m trying to say is…
On the contrary, ….
What you said is really an argument for my point of view… I feel…
Agreeing/Supporting other People’s Opinions
Yes, that’s right.
That’s what I feel, too.
I think so, too.
I (fully) agree with you.
(name) put it very well.
I feel that (name) is right.
(name) raised some good points.
Disagreeing / Contradicting other People’s Opinions
I don’t agree
I don’t think so.
That’s not…
You can’t say that.
That’s no proof.
That’s not the point / question / problem
Expressing Certainty and Uncertainty, Probability, and Possibility
I’m absolutely certain that…
I’m sure that…
There is definitely…
There may be…
Perhaps…
… might…
I’m not at all sure if…
… could be…
I don’t think that…
… is not very likely.
That (could/may/might) happen
… is not possible
If (A) happens (X) will…
If (A) happened (X) would…
Making Comparisons
… is not as… as…
… are as… as…
… is a much more important… than…
… are less important... than…
There are (far fewer/not as many) arguments for… as against…
You can’t compare… with…
You have to compare… with…
Making Conjectures
C could be a…
C looks like…
I think/feel that…
… makes me think of…