Linking devices (3)

LINKING DEVICES
To make contrasting points : although, yet, however , neverthless, in spite of, but, while , despite, even if, been though, at the same time
To list points: firstly, in the first place , first of all, to start with, secondly, thirdly, finally
To add more points on a topic: what is more, furthermore, also, apart from this/that, besides , in addition to, moreover, too, not to mention the fact that
To list advantages/ disadvantages : one/ another /a further/the main/the first/the greatest advantage/disadvantage
To express personal opinion: in my opinion, in my view, to my mind/way of thinking , personally I belive , I feel strongly that, it seems to me that
To refer to other sources : according to, with the reference to
To conclude: finally, lastly, above all, all in all, in conclusion , all things considered, to sum up, as far as I am conserned, on the hole
To emphasise what you say: clearly , obviously, of course , needless to say, in particular
To express reality : in fact, actually, as a matter of fact, in practice, the fact of the matter is that
To state an argument against your opinion: it is a fact that, it is popularly belived that, peole often claim that, it is often alleged that, people argue that
To state other’s people opinions: many people are in favor of/against, some people argue that, a lot of peolple think/belive that
To introduce the other side of the argument: opponent of this view say, however there are people/ these who oppose/claim that
To express balance : while, on the one hand , on the other hand, whereas
To express limit of knowledge: to the best of my knowledge, for all I know , as far as I know
To implay that nothing else needs to be said: anyway, at any rate , in any case
Accepting the situation: as it is, under the argumentances, things being as they are