How to Improve Your
Communication of Ideas in an
Essay
The facts
suggest,
indicate, show
that
It could be
suggested, claimed,
proposed that
Analysis of the
evidence suggests,
undermines,
differs from,
coincides with
Ways to avoid
writing ‘I think that’
Smith supports the
idea, notion, belief
that
Although Smith disagrees,
most writers suggest, claim
that ...
Ways to link paragraphs
The first or last sentence in the paragraph
should contain the essential reason for the
inclusion of that paragraph
The last sentence in a paragraph should serve as
a link between paragraphs, using words
like……………
•In fact
•Above all
•Meanwhile
•Nonetheless
•Firstly/ Secondly
•In addition
•At the same time
•Although
•More specifically
•Following this
•For this reason
•Consequently
•While this is so / Since
this is so
•Whether
•Even if /Even although
•Not only.. but also
•Besides
•Later
definitely
of course
Avoid absolute
words like
totally
always
never
on the other
hand
in spite
of
What
needs to
be noted
in contrast to
Ways to introduce another viewpoint
at the
same time
nevertheless
however
although
More Ways to introduce another viewpoint
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On closer inspection, it is worth considering that ...
Ultimately, it must be realised that ..
More importantly however ...
More significantly however ...
More to the point is the fact that ...
On the surface, it might seem that .......however
The fundamental question is not however ...
On first sight it might seem plausible to argue that
....however, on closer inspection
• To argue .... is insufficient .... it is necessary to
consider ...