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6. Restating an idea
In other words,
That is,
What Im trying to say is
I mean
To put it another way
7. Persuading Convincing
You must admit that
Dont forget that
You must remember that
8. Inquiring about Agreement or Disagreement
Do/dont you agree, Ms. Suzuki?
Wouldnt you agree, Mr. Ito?
9. Expressing Agreement
Yes, that is right/correct.
You are right/correct.
I definitely agree with Ms. Suzuki.
That is exactly what I think.
10. Expressing Disagreement
I dont really agree with him/her.
Im afraid I cant agree with his/her opinion.
Thats not quite how I see it.
I can see your point, but I dont really agree with it.
11. Expressing doubt or reservation
Well, maybe, but Im not sure about that.
Hmm, he may be correct but Im not sure.
I can see your point, but Im not sure I agree.
12. Refuting a fact
Actually,
As a matter of fact,
Well, Im not sure that is true/correct because
13. Dismissing an irrelevant point
Im afraid youre missing the point.
I dont think that has anything do with the goal of our discussion.
14. Making suggestions
Why dont we/you
How about
I suggest that we/you
15. Agreeing with a suggestion
Ok. That makes sense.
Of course.
Certainly
16. Refusing a suggestion or request
Im sorry but that is out of the question