提示：緊急應付寫作考試，雕蟲小技不用多，有用則靈。一組只舉5個例子示范（一篇雅思-托福短文用不上三個）。其它用語如On the one hand,... On the other hand,... The argument is based on

both social and economic points of view. 等等，都很管用。

1>Making an impersonal argument in introduction: (avoid using 'I','me', 'my') 引言：貓頭鷹不喜歡用第一人稱寫議論文。

—It is often said that....
—A common opinion is that....
—It can be argued that....
—It is generally accepted that....
—A popular belief is that....

2>Commenting: 評論

—Of course,
—Naturally,
—Evidently,
—Obviously,
—Logically,

3>Generalizing: (making your writing look academic and more cautious) 概論

—Generally speaking,
—On the whole,
—Typically,
—By and large,
—Often/Frequently/Sometimes/Usually,

4>Explaining opinions: 換句話說

—In other words,
—That is to say,
—To be more precise,
—In fact,
—Without a doubt,

5>Using examples to support your reason: 舉例

—For example,
—For instance,
—To illustrate,
—A good illustration is....
—Take xxxx, for example.

6>Explaining cause and stating effect: 解釋因果

—As a result,
—One reason for this is....
—This has led to....
—As a consequence,
—The immediate cause of this is....

7>Concluding 結論

—To summarize,
—In conclusion,
—On balance,
—To sum up,
—As a conclusion

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