BAHAN AJAR
Personal Point of view
These expressions are used to show personal point of view.
What I mean is …… I think …………
In my opinion ……… Personally, I think ………
In my humble opinion …… In my experience ………
I would like to point out that ………. According to me ………
To my mind ……………… I strongly believe that ……….
By this I mean ……. As far as I am concerned ………..
I am compelled to say ...... From my point of view ……….
I reckon ……. As I understand ………..
As I see it ………..
General Point of View
These expressions are used to show general point of view. General point of view creates a
balance in writing and helps to avoid absolute statements.
Most people do not agree ……… Generally it is accepted ………
Almost everyone ……… Majority disagree with ……
Some people say that ……… Majority agree with ……..
Some people believe ……… It is sometimes argued ….....
Of course, many argue ……… It is considered ………
While some people believe ………
Agreeing with an opinion
These are some of the expressions used to express agreement with an opinion.
This is absolutely right Of course.
I agree with this opinion I agree, I never thought of that
I couldn't agree more Neither do I.
I agree with what you are That's a good point
saying but have you ever....... I think so too
Disagreeing with an opinion
These are the expressions used to express disagreement with an opinion
I am sorry, I don't agree with you I disagree with you.
I am not sure I agree with you. I think you are wrong.
I don't agree with you. That's not the same thing at all.
I am afraid I have to disagree with you. It is not justified to say so.
I do not believe that. I am not convinced that ......
By this I mean........ I can't say I agree with this , and here's
why….
Sentence structure to express opinions
Subject Verb Object
I Agree with what you are saying
We Believe this is not the right way to
handle things
I Reckon this could be right
considering the reasons you
have provided
I Agree that I didn't look at it from
this perspective.
I Doubt that this is possible
We Assume you are biased on this issue
I Don’t agree with you.
I Think you are mistaken
I Think so too.
REFLECTIVE SUMMARY
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