100 Simple English Phrases for Debates

100 Simple English Phrases for Debates

English Idioms & Phrases

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There are 100 simple phrases that can be used in a debate:

Opening Statements

  1. I believe that…
  2. In my opinion…
  3. I would like to argue that…
  4. Let me begin by saying…
  5. First of all, I would like to point out…
  6. It is clear that…
  7. The main point I want to make is…
  8. I strongly feel that…
  9. I agree/disagree because…
  10. It seems to me that…
  11. From my perspective…
  12. I am convinced that…
  13. I stand by the fact that…
  14. What I want to emphasize is…
  15. To start with…

Giving Evidence/Support

  1. According to recent studies…
  2. Research has shown that…
  3. The facts support my point…
  4. It is proven that…
  5. Let me provide an example…
  6. Based on the data…
  7. Studies reveal that…
  8. One clear example is…
  9. Experts agree that…
  10. If we look at the evidence…
  11. To support my claim…
  12. Statistics show that…
  13. This can be backed up by…
  14. As we can see…
  15. It is well-known that…

Agreeing

  1. I completely agree with that…
  2. I share the same view…
  3. I couldn’t agree more…
  4. That’s a valid point…
  5. You’re absolutely right…
  6. I support your argument…
  7. I think we’re on the same page here…
  8. I see where you’re coming from…
  9. Yes, I agree with you on that…
  10. I see your point…

Disagreeing

  1. I disagree with that because…
  2. I don’t think that’s true…
  3. I’m not sure that’s correct…
  4. I can’t agree with that…
  5. I have to disagree…
  6. That’s not accurate…
  7. I see it differently…
  8. That’s not the whole picture…
  9. I have a different opinion…
  10. I would argue against that…

Giving Counterarguments

  1. On the other hand…
  2. However, there’s another side to this…
  3. But let’s not forget that…
  4. There’s another argument to consider…
  5. Let’s think about this from a different angle…
  6. While that’s true, we must also consider…
  7. An alternative view is that…
  8. It’s also important to note that…
  9. There’s a flaw in that reasoning…
  10. A better solution might be…

Asking for Clarification

  1. Can you explain that further?
  2. Could you clarify what you mean by…?
  3. I don’t quite understand, could you elaborate?
  4. What exactly do you mean by that?
  5. Could you give an example?
  6. How do you justify that claim?
  7. Could you please elaborate on that?
  8. What evidence do you have to support that?
  9. Can you explain your reasoning?
  10. Could you explain why you think that?

Adding Points

  1. Furthermore…
  2. In addition to that…
  3. What’s more…
  4. Another important point is…
  5. Moreover…
  6. I’d like to add that…
  7. It’s also worth mentioning that…
  8. Let’s not forget that…
  9. To build on that…
  10. Additionally…

Concluding

  1. To sum up…
  2. In conclusion…
  3. To wrap up…
  4. In short…
  5. So, to conclude…
  6. To summarize my point…
  7. To finish my argument…
  8. Let me leave you with this thought…
  9. In the end…
  10. To bring it all together…

Responding to Opponent

  1. You’ve raised an interesting point, but…
  2. I see your point, but I think…
  3. While I understand your argument, I believe…
  4. You’re making a valid argument, however…
  5. I agree to some extent, but…
  6. That may be true, but…
  7. I think you’ve missed an important factor…
  8. While I respect your view, I disagree because…
  9. Your point doesn’t fully address…
  10. I’m not convinced by that argument because…

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